historical fiction
November 19, 2009
- Novelists aren’t journalists. Research for a novel isn’t the same as researching a journalistic article.I’d have thought that was too obvious to need stating. But then I became a published novelist, and I realized that people thought the two things were rather the same.I was a journalist for almost 20 years before my first novel was published. THE COLLABORATOR OF BETHLEHEM is a crime novel ...
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November 2, 2009
- This is what happens when a blog entry is translated into French and then back into English. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do. ROFLIf you want to read the original English version go here: http://schliessmann.blogspot.com/Or look for it here: http://www.redroom.com/member/schliessmannvampires picturesUn blog utilisant Le Blogue du Québec Larry Schliessmann’s Marlowe Black Mysteries: ...
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October 30, 2009
- Your vampire lover has been busy, gorging himself on local, well, prime rib. Now, it's up to you to clean up; after all, no vampire worth his canines would be caught alive with leftovers on his hands, or worse under his neatly manicured mother-of-pearl fingernails.Let's face it, not every hunt ends with a convert. Often, the need to feast and the ultimate pleasure that courses through otherwise ...
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October 28, 2009
- This is where it gets ugly.Last week I zapped off the manuscript of my new novel to my agent in New York. My wife told me to get working on the next book. It’s not because she’s worried about me slacking off and failing to pay the rent. No, it’s because she knows what happens when I’m not writing.Ever read “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”? When I’m writing, I’m Dr ...
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October 15, 2009
- Just popping in to say that the first edition of new historical fiction journal, Lacuna, includes my story A Small Betrayal.I do hope you enjoy the read.On a personal note, I think I'm slowly getting back to something approaching normal (ho ho) after the horrors of early October, but I'm attempting to take it easy (as if ...).Hope all well with everyone in the virtual world!Anne
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October 13, 2009
- If you write historical fiction that’s based in a timeframe prior to the invention of the car (and most is), here’s a tip: learn to ride a horse. It was virtually the only mode of transportation for most of our characters and the experience of riding long distances and/or the relationship that one had with a horse can add to your historical fiction. The good news is that I’ve found a ...
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October 7, 2009
- I had few skills as a child but I could read. Yes, when tested in fourth grade I was doing less than a third grade math, but I was reading at the twelfth grade level. At least she has that, I can imagine my parents and teachers thinking.At least I had that. I read when I could, constantly. I also was an early morning riser, getting up around six despite everyone else in my family had ...
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October 5, 2009
- A Book and a Chat with "Ruby Dominguez" The author, Ruby Dominguez, is challenged by the conflicting complexities of the past and future. Undeterred, she strokes with pen the somber and bright hues of her visions.Listen as we discuss her life and her new book "THE PERUKE MAKER". Inspired by true events, is a meticulously researched screenplay that is laced with relevance and ...
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September 15, 2009
- (See also What is Historical Fiction?) In one email a reader once asked me if I had to get permission from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's descendants to use him as a character in my novel The Dante Club. Though the question is moot from a legal perspective (since Longfellow died many years ago, his persona along with his work is public domain), it does bring up a valid ethical issue. Not about ...
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September 8, 2009
- Author Recommends Book -Azincourt Title: Azincourt Author: Bernard Cornwell Product details ■Paperback ■Publisher: Harper (11 Jun 2009) ■Language English ■ISBN-10: 0007271220 ■ISBN-13: 978-0007271221 ■Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.4 cm Product Description An extraordinary and dramatic depiction of the legendary battle of Agincourt from the number one historical novelist Azincourt, ...
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