The Scottish novelist Peter May wrote, “the purpose of research is to inform you, the writer. So that when you come to write, you do so from a position of knowledge… [and so] your reader can trust that you know what you’re writing about.” I write a historical mystery series… Read More »The Life and Times of Alafair Tucker by Donis Casey
Walk to Paradise Garden takes the reader on a life journey that spans an entire century. The catalyst for my story’s premise was, in part, a result of my interest in various individuals who thrived on both sides of 1914, such as Maestro Arturo Toscanini who interacted with the last… Read More »The Catalyst for Walk to Paradise Garden by John B. Campbell
In the 1930s – in spite of the Great Depression – American cars positively sizzled with personality. Sure, there were Fords and Dodges and Buicks aplenty. But who hasn’t heard of them? Even their highbrow cousin Cadillac wouldn’t flutter the pulses of someone like me, whose interest in cars has… Read More »SEDUCTIVE CARS OF THE 1930s by M. Ruth Myers
When we first considered writing a series of World War II-era mystery novels set in New York City, we wondered if even the largest city on America’s homefront experienced enough action, conflict, suspense and terror to make for compelling wartime stories. When it comes to WWII narrative, the great European… Read More »New York in Wartime by Joanne Dobson and Beverle Graves Myers
Why I write historical fiction I first tried to write a historical novel in 1976. I’d been a history major in college and had just started reading John Jakes’ bi-centennial series. So chasing my dreams, my first wife and I headed to Maine with our two-year old son. We were… Read More »Why I write historical fiction by Mike Jastrzebski