Edwardian Era
Join us in April as Writer’s Zen celebrates the world of historical fiction, blogging along with the A to Z Blog Challenge. We’ll be posting our way through the alphabet, a letter at a time – every day except Sunday.
If you like historical fiction, there are links at the end where you can follow Pages of the Past on Facebook or sign up for the weekly newsletter. Each week we feature an article about writing historical fiction, spotlight a historical fiction author, and share great reads in a variety of time periods. There are also occasional short story contests and other fun highlights.
Today, introduces the letter E.
Edwardian Era
As historical fiction authors, many of us are drawn to certain eras or decades to set our tales in. And some hop about in time, effortlessly moving from one period to another without a hitch. In looking at different…
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WWII Flash Fiction: “Changing Horizons”
Anne Clare, the winner of our first short story contest shares her story – Changing Horizons – here. She also shares the details for the next upcoming short story contest.
Author Trisha Faye runs “Pages of the Past: Celebrating Historical Fiction,” an excellent website, newsletter, and facebook group for historical fiction readers and writers.
She also hosted her first historical flash fiction contest this December, which I entered, and won!
For those of you not familiar with the term, flash fiction is characterized by its brevity. The shortest flash fiction I’ve ever attempted was for the (no longer running) Six Word Story Challenge.
The “Pages of the Past” contest (thankfully) allowed for a few more words. Contestants chose one out of three historical photo prompts. Based on the photo we chose, we composed a 400-600 word story. My story came in at 600 words exactly. (Whew!)
Of the three photos, the one below caught my eye. It started me thinking about the millions of American women who entered the workforce during World War II, about how working outside the home changed…
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Sarah Zama
From the June 21, 2019 issue of Pages of the Past When I think of the Roaring Twenties, I think of Sarah Zama. Her blog posts, her books, and of course her Facebook Group, The 1920s Book Club, epitomize this era. Sarah, what initially drew you to research and write in this time period? Trisha, …
Articles as Our Link to the Past
Articles as Our Link to the Past Trisha Faye Often I joke that I’d be happy if I could figure out how to get paid to sit and research all day. I truly enjoy writing historical fiction – both short stories and longer works. But the research, ah, that’s where my heart sings. Especially when …
Lindsay Shayne
From the June 14, 2019 issue of Pages of the Past Some days I moan and groan and grumble about technology and how it’s invaded our lives. But yet, because of this new-fangled technology, and social media sites like Facebook, my world has expanded as an author and a reader. That’s how I met many …
LeeAnne James
From the June 7, 2019 issue of Pages of the Past Fortunately for me, I have a dear friend that’s a voracious reader. She also loves to support new authors, local authors, and her favorite authors. So when Cindy met a new to her author at a book signing at her local bookstore, she shared …
Charity Bishop
This author interview is excerpted from Pages of the Past May 31, 2019 issue. Charity Bishop has a lot of writing projects on her plate. Besides being the editor of Prairie Times, a monthly publication based in Colorado, she also has a passion for historical fiction. Join us today as we chat with Charity about …
Peggy Harrison
From the May 24, 2019 issue of Pages of the Past I love synchronicity in action. A book signing at a local library two months was one of those moments. Seven local authors were invited. I already knew two of the authors. The others were new names to me. Two tables over were co-authors, Peggy …
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