Get ready to return to the French Renaissance this summer! I’m back from France, and thanks to my saint of an author assistant, I’m back writing stories. While The Valois Mistress and The Uncrowned Queen go through the editing stages, I’m tackling some shorter stories. I’ve got three in the mix. Before I go any
<em>Tag</em> behind the scenes
I covered the rest of day 1 of my trip to France in the last post. To catch you up, I’m still on day one because the second half of the day I went wandering on my own to Notre Dame. This wouldn’t have gotten much of a mention, but two days after we flew
Researching and getting ready for this trip has consumed me since November. Not only was it a MUCH needed vacation, it was my first research trip to France since I started writing historical fiction. Some visits, like to Chateau de Blois and Chateau de Chenonceau, were practically pilgrimages to me. We couldn’t afford to go
I’ve been ensconced in the editing cave for a couple of months now. The Valois Mistress is my first full-length novel and I’m still in the process of learning how to get it right. Once I finish fiddling with the edits, I get to send it to my editor. I’ve published a series of novellas
It can be a mental feat keeping track of what happens in a scene or chapter of a historical fiction novel. When I started writing fiction, I took on the overwhelming task of writing a full length novel. To keep myself on track, I created two checklists, one for scenes and one for chapters. These