by Stephanie Dray | Nov 10, 2015 | Miscellany, Other Writers
Suppose a part of Ancient Rome survived? My writing friend Alison Morton explores just this. In her alternate thriller world, her 21st century Praetorian heroines survive kidnapping, betrayal and a vicious nemesis while using their Roman toughness and determination to...
by Stephanie Dray | Sep 19, 2015 | For Writers, Historical Fiction Genre, Miscellany
Last year I threw together a list of 10 Tips for Aspiring Historical Fiction Authors. But to some extent or other, we’re all always aspiring, as I’ve never really known a writer who was satisfied. Now I’m back with ten more tips that might be helpful...
by Stephanie Dray | Sep 14, 2015 | Miscellany
I don’t often post about YA/MG or fantasy on this blog, but in this case I’m doing both because I’ve read these books and they’re excellent. It’s cover reveal day for Illusion by Lea Nolan. This is the third book in The Hoodoo Apprentice...
by Stephanie Dray | Sep 1, 2015 | Miscellany
Announcing a New Historical Book a Month Club! Good news, readers! I’ve decided to start a book of the month club exclusively for my newsletter subscribers. Now, I’m not Oprah. I can’t promise glittering commentary on every book. I can’t...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 12, 2015 | Miscellany
One of the most difficult choices I faced in writing LILY OF THE NILE: A Novel of Cleopatra’s Daughter, was in deciding how to portray the death of Cleopatra The Great. Though the exact cause of her death is in some dispute, I ultimately decided to go with the...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 11, 2015 | Miscellany
This sticks out to me. Just imagine: “Abigail Adams was separated from her husband for all but about twelve months during the decade between 1774 and 1784.” This and more in this excellent article. Women and the War | Museum of the American...
