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Welcome to my blog, where I share my fascination with the history of Swansea and Gower, reflections on the art of writing historical fiction, and recommendations for novels that bring the past vividly to life.
Whether you’re drawn by the region’s industrial heritage, curious about the creative process behind historical storytelling, or simply looking for your next great read, I hope you’ll find something here to inspire you.
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This sweeping epic connects ancient Nineveh, a Victorian Gilgamesh scholar, a Yazidi girl & a melancholy scientist through the Rivers Thames & Tigris. It questions the antiquities trade, water pollution & genocide amid intricate, lush prose.
London, 1840. Arthur is born into poverty by the banks of ...
Historical novelists usually start with a love of history, maybe a specific period or a fascinating individual. But this can also be our downfall. It is tempting to share all the detailed research we have uncovered. But readers of fiction are not interested in the nerdy historical details. They want...
Babel is the translation centre in 1830s Oxford, where young linguists are plucked from India, China and Africa. Then they are trained to find gaps in meaning between languages which can power silver bars, used to enforce British commercial and...
What are the most effective marketing activities for authors, whether traditionally published or self-published? How can authors promote their books without detracting from their actual writing?
Plenty of expert tips were shared by publishing executives and authors alike at the Author HQ at the London...
We all know that historical fiction writers secretly love the research stage. But what do you do when your novel has an overseas setting? You can get quite a long way with online sources. But that doesn’t provide the “feel”, the sensation of a place where your characters...