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As we head into another holiday season, I decided it wouldn’t hurt to repeat a post that lists some of our historical fiction that are set during the winter holidays. These include myriad times, places, and different kinds of celebrations. Whatever your pleasure, do enjoy. Viking: The Greenland by Katie Aiken Ritter (Winter Solstice) ICELAND,… Read More »Celebrate the Winter Holidays through the Ages
The island in the Mediterranean nowadays called Santorini has had many names throughout the centuries. One of the oldest known names, and the one I use, is Callisti. In ancient Greek, it means “The Most Beautiful,” and is alternately spelled Kalliste. Strongyle, another of Santorini’s ancient names, meant, “The Round One.” Thera, yet another name long used for this volcanic… Read More »Historical Repeats: Volcanic Eruption of Callisti–The Lost City of Atlantis? by Rebecca Lochlann
A few years ago I marked the passing of legendary actress Joan Fontaine by curling up on a lazy Sunday afternoon with two of my favorite films: first Suspicion, then Rebecca. Both films cover similar territory. A shy, unsure-of-herself young woman marries a charming gentleman who sweeps her away from the dull life she’s known. Trouble isn’t… Read More »More Gothic Musings by Beverle Graves Myers
Someone once asked me how to overcome writer’s block. I responded that there’s no such thing. Someone else asked me where I get all my ideas. I answered by asking how she could avoid having ideas...
This is a post I wrote over ten years ago as I was working on the second book in my Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. The description of how doing research can distract me from writing still holds true today. Several weeks ago, I had carved out a few days for uninterrupted writing, and I… Read More »Historical Repeats: The Streets of San Francisco — Detoured, Diverted, and Derailed by Historical Research by M. Louisa Locke
I write a historical fantasy series inspired by a little-known Hittite queen. There are two titles thus far in the series, Priestess of Ishana and Sorcery in Alpara. “My” queen is still a very young woman in these books, but I intend to follow the main events of her long life for quite a few more… Read More »Historical Repeats: Digging up Hittites by Judith Starkston