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A Conversation With Janelle Brown on Writing and Historical Mystery/Thrillers (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford

Crafting Authentic War Reporting in Historical Fiction, by Erika Robuck

Crafting Authentic War Reporting in Historical Fiction Erika Robuck

Writer’s Digest September/October 2025 Cover Reveal Amy Jones

Jessica Francis Kane: Follow Your Obsessions Robert Lee Brewer

The Way We Were | Jeff Somers

The Way We Were Jeff Somers

Susan Wiggs: On Learning Life Lessons From Fictional Characters Robert Lee Brewer

Nell Stevens: Everything About This Book Has Felt Surprising Robert Lee Brewer

Reclaiming Alternate History: How Speculative Fiction Can Resist Toxic Historical Revisionism, by Vaishnavi Patel

Reclaiming Alternate History: How Speculative Fiction Can Resist Toxic Historical Revisionism Vaishnavi Patel

Going Back in Time to Write a Middle-Grade Novel, by Donna Galanti

Going Back in Time to Write a Middle-Grade Novel Donna Galanti

Kelli Estes | On Motherhood and the Concept of Time

Kelli Estes: On Motherhood and the Concept of Time Robert Lee Brewer

Digging Up the Dead: 5 Steps to Writing Historical Crime Fiction

Digging Up the Dead: 5 Steps to Writing Historical Crime Fiction Erin Bledsoe

Serena Burdick: Be Flexible With Your Work Robert Lee Brewer

Jeffrey Konvitz: Believe in Your Creativity Robert Lee Brewer

Can We Empathize With People From the Past?, by Maren Chase

Can We Empathize With People From the Past?Maren Chase

Alison Weir: On the Personal Lives of Historical Figures Robert Lee Brewer

The Big Dilemma for Historical Novelists - How Far Can You Stretch the Facts in Historical Fiction, by Martha Jean Johnson

The Big Dilemma for Historical Novelists—How Far Can You Stretch the Facts?Martha Jean Johnson