by Stephanie Dray | Jul 10, 2012 | For Readers, For Writers
Unlike many writer’s organizations, the Historical Novel Society is for readers too. If you haven’t joined, but you love historical fiction, please consider it. Writers love to meet the people who actually read their work. And if you’re a writer,...
by Stephanie Dray | Mar 7, 2012 | For Readers, For Writers, Other Writers
It’s been a good week for me as a historical fiction author. I just finished a novella for an anthology on Queen Arsinoe II of Egypt and I lunched with fellow members of the Chesapeake Bay Area Historical Novel Society chapter. We had a lovely lunch over which...
by Stephanie Dray | Oct 17, 2011 | For Writers, Miscellany, My Works, Other Writers, Song of the Nile
Most authors are nervous about their debut novels. It’s your first offering to the world and you have no idea if the world will embrace it or spit on it. But what most people don’t know is that it’s the second book that can make or break your career....
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 22, 2011 | Cleopatra Contest, For Writers, Miscellany
It gives me great pleasure to introduce another semi-finalists for the Cleopatra Writing Contest for Young Women. Abigail Grant is a talented young woman. Over the course of the next few weeks I’ll be featuring these young authors and I hope you’ll make...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 15, 2011 | For Writers, Fun Stuff, Historical Fiction Genre, Miscellany, Other Writers
Most novels about Cleopatra focus on the tumultuous events of her adult life–the love affairs, the heart-break, the warfare, and ultimately, her tragic failure. This new novel by historical fiction author Carolyn Meyer zeroes in on Cleopatra’s early life,...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 8, 2011 | Cleopatra Contest
It gives me great pleasure to introduce another semi-finalists for the Cleopatra Writing Contest for Young Women. It thrills me to have Diane with us today because she’s drawn upon Eastern mythology instead of Western for her work. Over the course of the next...
