The Historical Fiction Authors Cooperative, which has created HFeBooks.com, has always been committed to finding the highest quality historical fiction available in ebook form. Therefore we were not surprised––but very pleased––to announce that two of our members’ books have advanced to the Quarter Finals in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The two… Read More »ABNA Quarter Finalists are HFAC Members!
The Danube, Tiber, Nile, Thames, Derwent, Ganges, Hudson, Seine, Euphrates, Amazon Writing is a great river. From a dribbling source in a mountain range, some small spring that any other day may have caused a writer to shrug and turn away, drips and drips. As the drops coalesce, collapse, overcome… Read More »Writing is a Great River by Greg Johnston
It has been over 700 years since Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last Prince of Wales, was ambushed and killed on a snowy hillside near the town of Cilmeri on 11 December 1282. That date is commemorated every year in Wales as the moment when the dream of Welsh independence died.… Read More »The Significance of ‘After Cilmeri’ by Sarah Woodbury
After many years writing feature articles for national publications such as The New York Times, The L.A. Times, and Wired, as well as several nonfiction books for Penguin, Random House, and other publishers, a few years ago I plunged into writing my first novel. I hope it’s as fun to read as… Read More »How a Boy from Queens Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel About Detroit by Warren Berger
Inspiration. It’s a strange and capricious friend. It can’t be chased; it arrives unexpectedly; and can disappear in a flash. Yet where would we be without it? In every walk of life, nothing would get done or created without inspiration – along with ambition, determination and a healthy dose of… Read More »Inspiration for Thores-Cross by Karen Perkins