I once was a high school English educator, and I loved teaching Macbeth. When I decided to try writing a novel, that’s what came to mind, so I invented a girl in the thane’s household who had her own story to tell while his went on in the background. After… Read More »Moving On from Historical Fiction? Well, Maybe by Peg Herring
Anthony Bacon (1558-1601) was Francis Bacon’s full brother and one of the few people we know he truly loved. They were close friends throughout Anthony’s life. That’s his only known portrait on the cover of my new book, The Spymaster’s Brother. The ideal biographer Francis Bacon is the subject of… Read More »Anthony Bacon by Anna Castle
The fifth book in my Francis Bacon mystery series, Let Slip the Dogs, takes place at Richmond Palace. Alas, the palace is long gone, so I had to rely on history books and re-creations. “Richmond was the most orderly and most logical of buildings, and both in its plan and… Read More »Richmond Palace by Anna Castle
The great thing about language is that it changes. The bad thing about language is that it changes. Most of us hardly notice our syntax and vocabulary until someone calls attention to it. A snicker, a raised brow, or an impassioned plea can force us to consider how we say… Read More »The Language of History: How Much Is Enough? by Peg Herring
Murder and Mayhem is a boxed set of four historical mysteries written by members of the Historical Fiction Authors Cooperative that will be only 99 cents between March 22-27. ♠♠♠♠ These four mysteries range in time periods and settings from I. J. Parker’s The Hell Screen, set in Medieval Japan, to Anna… Read More »Murder and Mayhem: Four Historical Mysteries