Obscure historical jobs for your characters

Obscure historical jobs for your characters

Last updated Nov 26, 2025 | Blog

Have you ever thought about the jobs your characters do? Paid or unpaid, their occupations are more than background details – they reveal skills, shape personalities, drive motivations, and can even influence your plot and themes. Several factors come into play when...
Using myths, legends, and folklore to inspire historical fiction

Using myths, legends, and folklore to inspire historical fiction

Last updated Oct 28, 2025 | Blog

For a writer, inspiration is everywhere. If you’re looking for ideas for your next historical fiction novel, myths, legends, and regional folklore are a great place to start. But there’s such a wide expanse of motifs and archetypes that it can be a little intimidating...
How to choose the right comp titles for your novel

How to choose the right comp titles for your novel

Last updated Sep 24, 2025 | Blog

There are a lot of hurdles to overcome on the road to publication. One of the elements that many writers find really stressful is finding the right comp titles. Not only are they an essential part of writing an effective query letter, there’s a lot of misinformation...
Signed, sealed, delivered: using letters in historical fiction

Signed, sealed, delivered: using letters in historical fiction

Last updated Aug 27, 2025 | Blog

Throughout history, letter-writing has been a vital part of human interaction, connecting people separated by time, place or social circumstances. From the early 19th to mid-20th century, with the rise in literacy and the establishment of postal services,...
Murder in the past: building a plausible mystery before forensics

Murder in the past: building a plausible mystery before forensics

Last updated Sep 19, 2025 | Blog

Murder. It holds a timeless fascination that few other crimes can match. It’s hard to get excited about a character wearing excessively pointy shoes or selling underweight loaves – but when a corpse turns up, people pay attention. Modern forensic techniques are, well,...
How to write a historical series that will hook readers

How to write a historical series that will hook readers

Last updated Jun 25, 2025 | Blog

In today’s publishing landscape, publishers are looking for writers who will establish a following amongst readers, to create loyal fans who will come back every time you release a new book. One of the ways to encourage this kind of loyalty is to write a series, so...