Here are a few of my recommendations for books dedicated to writing. Please feel free to share your suggestions as well.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr. - A classic. This is a must-have reference for all writers. A simple and logical approach to the basic prinicples of composition, grammar, word usage, and writing […]
Just a couple of recent historical fiction resources I’ve run across in the past few days:
Reading Historical Fiction Squidoo Lens by Susan Higginbotham
Enjoy reading historical fiction? Just getting interested in it? Here are some useful sites for readers (or prospective readers) of historical fiction. You’re bound to find something you like, whatever the time period you’re […]
In my post yesterday — “What is Historical Fantasy?” – I touched briefly on the definition of historical fiction. For a more in depth look at this defintion, The Historical Novel Society has an entire section devoted to this topic. There are links to articles that discuss: the rules for historical fiction, the problem of truth […]
The following are some medieval history resources I have run across online. Please let me know of any interesting sites you may have found as well.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook - contains many writings by contemporaries of the medieval period
The-ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - an academic site for scholars and students; site contains a nice listing […]
The following is a list of blogs/sites I’m currently subscribed to:
Historical Fiction:
Carla Nayland Historical Fiction - A blog mainly about researching, writing, and reading historical fiction
Elizabeth Chadwick: Living the History - Historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick uses this space to discuss her work, her research and share her love of the Middle Ages…and occasionally pontificate on […]