by ljmadmin | Apr 23, 2024 | Blog
Siobhan Curham has had almost fifty books published over the last 24 years – fiction and non-fiction for adults, young adults and children – but moving into historical fiction four years ago has been one of the most rewarding experiences of her career.... 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 ljmadmin | Sep 8, 2023 | Blog
Panel Presentation on Zoom October 17, 2023 4 PM PDT | 5 PM MDT | 6 PM CDT | 7 PM EDT What—you mean that women didn’t just start breaking society’s rules in the 20th century? Join us for a wide-ranging panel discussion on women in historical fiction, living... 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...