Tag: research

Novel Writing Software: Yes, there’s an app for that

Being the huge nerd that I am, I assumed that there had to be a modern-day alternative to writing a novel by scribbling with a pencil in a notebook by candlelight (although I still enjoy that method), or hammering at a typewriter by the glow of a 40-watt lightbulb (like that one, too). Switching from […]

Research-o-rama: Fictional world building in an historic context

To me, the essence of fiction is the magic that produces characters and settings that the author has never experienced personally. Historical fiction must be one of the most challenging exercises in this arena; there are plenty of authorities, professional and amateur, on any era who will read your work with a critical eye. Yet […]