historical fiction | historical fiction
Mar.12.2012
Excerpt from my latest release, The Shogun's Scroll
What I have attempted to explain to you, my Liege, is certain to be known to you. Not wishing to be presumptuous, I have given you what I believe is the most intelligent and realistic information. I am indebted to Heaven and the grace bestowed on...
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Feb.28.2012
Excerpt from my new release, The Shogun's Scroll
How Power Comes to Be
Power is a private matter, recently structured as new or passed from generation to generation, being subject to the fates and a man's desire. The civil domain is maintained by means of subjecting the population by force,...
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Feb.25.2012
Why write a Titanic story that is not really about the Titanic? Because what happens to the survivors may makes for more interesting reading. Author Kate Alcott debuts in The Dressmaker, an original historical fiction novel. Told from an unconventional angle, the book focuses on a handful of...
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Feb.21.2012
Have I created a monster? Last night, Blanche de Castille – the White Queen of France and the evil mother-in-law in my forthcoming novel “Four Sisters, All Queens” – tried to kill me.
I...
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Feb.18.2012
Author Interview: Robert Earle
Author, Blog, Books, Christian, Historical Fiction, Interviews, Religion, Tour
by LizzieBeth
Hi, Robert. Welcome to my blog. It’s a pleasure to have you here with us.
Would you take a moment and introduce yourself...
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Feb.13.2012
More details on my most recent book sale (can't wait for this one—London Ladd, the illustrator, is brilliant!):
A new children's book, Under the Freedom Tree, will bring to light a long overlooked aspect of Civil War history, the contraband slaves who...
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Feb.12.2012
An open and shut case. That’s what the prosecutor said. She murdered the infant and she will hang. Infant murder trials, quite prevalent in seventeenth century England, were akin to the witch-hunts in colonial America.
The remarkable story of Rachel Lockyer, unmarried glove maker ,and her...
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Jan.30.2012
Schiff diffuses the mystery surrounding the enigmatic Egyptian queen and last Pharaoh of Egypt, Cleopatra. Often portrayed as a femme fatal who slept her way to success, Cleopatra is portrayed here as an intelligent, shrewd political dealmaker. Yes, she had wealth and power, but this...
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Jan.30.2012
The third and final installment in The Briton and the Dane trilogy - The Briton and the Dane: Legacy is now available on Amazon Kindle. Enjoy the adventure.
http://www.amazon.com/Briton-Dane-Legacy-ebook/dp/B00724WK6E/ref=sr_1_5?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1327954755&sr=1-5
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Jan.27.2012
Sometimes we think the Ark of the Covenant is the same as the Holy Grail. It isn't. The phrase gets thrown around often and is probably used incorrectly. The Holy Grail is the cup that caught the last drops of Jesus' blood. There is a tradition that in Glastonbury England, a man named Joseph of...
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