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…
Because our authors have been blogging on this website for over ten years, we thought it would be fun to resurrect some of these blogs, under the title Historical Repeats. These recycled posts, lightly edited, will also include information about the author’s most recent publications. The rest of the posts will be new and will feature either a new publication or ongoing discounts on the author’s historical fiction.
Some of us draw down the moon in dreams, prayer, or ritual, understanding that she wishes to give gifts, inspiration, and insight. The Child of the Erinyes is also drawing down, preparing for its finale. After the publication of When the Moon Whispers, Book Seven, there is only one story left to tell…
Throughout the ten books of my Maggie Sullivan mystery series I’ve tried to sprinkle droplets of history which show the thoughts and changes faced by ordinary Americans as the country, and the city of Dayton, Ohio, where the stories take place, move into and through World War II. Sometimes they… Read More »America’s post-war woes yield fodder for A Dame Worth Killing by M. Ruth Myers
In Entangled Threads, my latest Victorian San Francisco Mystery, I found myself, as in earlier books in the series, sending characters off to visit Woodward’s Gardens, a local amusement park. In the late nineteenth century, when my novels are set, Woodward’s Gardens was the most popular place for San Franciscans of… Read More »Woodward’s Gardens and Entangled Threads by M. Louisa Locke