by Linda Joy Myers | Apr 22, 2024 | Blog
Why do we read/ write historical fiction? What does it matter? What can we learn from the past. For me, the true stories I read in memoirs and history books about courageous people who dared to fight back against tyranny in Europe after WWI grabbed my attention, and... by Linda Joy Myers | Sep 11, 2023 | Blog, Inspiration
A Little-Known Hero Learning how to write historical fiction about the early months of the war in France meant doing tons of research—and loving it, of course! And my learning curve went sky high! I discovered dozens of events in history I knew little or nothing about... by Linda Joy Myers | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog, Fiction
I’ve always been a memoirist, and of course read and enjoy—and teach memoir writing, but all my life I’ve devoured fiction. Though I imagined one day I’d write a novel, I had no idea about how that might happen–until a topic grabbed me and wouldn’t let go! I... by Linda Joy Myers | Jun 27, 2023 | Blog
The spark to write this book began when I was introduced to Varian Fry in the book Villa Air-Bel: World War II, Escape, and a House in Marseille by Rosemary Sullivan, but it was Fry’s memoir Surrender on Demand that grabbed my heart and never let go. Fry was a... by Linda Joy Myers | Jun 15, 2023 | Blog
I just got back from the amazing Historical Novel Society Conference in San Antonio, Texas! Having just written my first historical novel The Forger of Marseille –pub date one month from now!—after focusing on memoir writing and coaching for so many years, it was...