Boldly going? Adrenaline rush? Stepping in harm’s way? When events or series of events explode into a character’s ordinary life and are accompanied by a hefty dash of danger, often by physical action and a chunk of emotional stress, then you’re in an adventure story. And they’re not just for children, as we have seen […]
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September 27th, 2015 | Tags: adventure, adventure story, heroines, Writing skills | Category: AURELIA, Genres, Readers, Roma Nova, Women warriors, Writing skills | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Historical fiction is a broad church; a re-telling real events, quasi-biographical fiction, romantic, adventure, fantastical and detective stories, tales from the cave to the 1960s and set in every country and social situation you can imagine. And within that mix are counter-factual, alternative history stories, the ‘what ifs’ which project a possible different timeline from […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!September 16th, 2015 | Tags: alternate history, Characters, historical, historical fiction, Rome | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, History, INCEPTIO, Insights, Latin, Research, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman traditions, Romans | 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Signing for a reader I was delighted and flattered when I received an invitation to speak at the Charroux LitFest here in deepest Poitou-Charentes in France. This is my home area, and being part of the inaugural year of a new litfest is thrilling. You see, I love conferences, book fairs, launches and […] If you enjoyed this post, do share it with your friends!August 13th, 2015 | Tags: conferences, Historical Novel Society, litfests | Category: Authors, Events, France, Readers, Roma Nova | 2 comments - (Comments are closed) |
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