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How to Write Historical Dialogue
BY REBECCA PICKENS The historical fiction writers I’m fortunate to coach often tell me that writing dialogue is the task they worry most...
DK Marley
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Now offering at HFC - The Regency Experience at Birkhill Castle in Scotland
THE REGENCY EXPERIENCE at BIRKHILL CASTLE, SCOTLAND JUNE 27-30, 2025 Sponsored by The Historical Fiction Company & the Jane Austen...
DK Marley
2 days ago2 min read
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Now open - The Jane Austen Bookshop & Gifts - Online & Retail
We are open! The Jane Austen Bookshop & Gifts (#841) at the Bluebelle Local Mercantile - for #historicalfictionreaders #romancereaders...
DK Marley
Mar 61 min read
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Unraveling a Deeper Confederate Conspiracy - an Editorial Review and Cover Reveal of "The Absolution of Mars"
Book Blurb: Politics? Or close friendship and money? Which was the real author of the Confederate’s conspiracy to decapitate the Union?...
DK Marley
Nov 18, 20246 min read
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The Power of Language to Shape and Misshape History - an Editorial Review of "Uriel Through Eleanor"
Book Blurb: Uriel “Uri” Katz, World War Two veteran, concentration camp liberator, devout atheist, contrarian, cynic and lifelong...
DK Marley
Nov 1, 20248 min read
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Danger on Two Fronts from Relic-hunting Nazis - an Editorial Review of "Stones of Wrath: the Twins"
Book Blurb: Relic-hunting Nazis, an earthquake, danger on two fronts. Professor of Archaeology, Mikkel Jacobsen thinks he has found peace...
DK Marley
Oct 31, 20246 min read
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A Dual Timeline of Loss and Redemption in Picturesque Sardinia - an Editorial Review of "Love in Another Time"
Book Blurb: England, 1947. Ellie Montford is sent to boarding school by her cold and distant parents, joining her best friend’s family...
DK Marley
Oct 30, 20245 min read
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War Comes to a Remote South Carolina Coastal Island - an Editorial Review of "The Battle of Fort Scarlet"
Book Blurb: In his second fast-paced historical novel, author Jon Bebbington weaves the jaw-dropping story of a coastal artillery...
DK Marley
Oct 29, 20246 min read
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Transcending the Ephemeral Glow of Stardom - an Editorial Review of "Janszoon"
Book Blurb: It's 1942 and Humphrey Bogart seems to have it all. By day, he's reading lines for Casablanca with Ingrid Bergman; by night,...
DK Marley
Oct 28, 20245 min read
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The Mysterious Fate of the Roanoke Colony - an Editorial Review of "A Parable Before Heathens"
Book Blurb: In the year 1587, one hundred and seventeen colonists cast ashore on Roanoke Island off the coast of modern-day North...
DK Marley
Oct 27, 20244 min read
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A Pawn in a Political Chess Game - an Editorial Review of "The Girl of Many Crowns"
Book Blurb: "The Girl of Many Crowns" is the true and inspiring story of Judith, the first princess of France, who is a pawn in a complex...
DK Marley
Oct 23, 20244 min read
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The Phone Call That Saved Paris - a Featured Spotlight on Bookouture's "The Paris Inheritance" by Natalie Meg Evans
In the early hours of June 14th, 1940, Paris teetered on the brink. The German army was massing to the north of the city. Panzer...
DK Marley
Oct 21, 20246 min read
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When Dreams and Reality Intersect - an Editorial Review of "When Evelyn Sleeps"
Book Blurb: New York City, 1919. Evelyn Moore is a young legal secretary who slips eighty-four years into the future every time she falls...
DK Marley
Oct 20, 20245 min read
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The Woman Behind a Most Famous Artist - an Editorial Review of "Saving Vincent"
Book Blurb: For historical fiction fans of women’s untold true stories, an early twentieth century novel about Jo van Gogh who battled...
DK Marley
Oct 19, 202410 min read
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A World Torn Between Cruelty and Humanity - an Editorial Review of "The Bronze Door"
Book Blurb: THE BRONZE DOOR opens to a turbulent time in history when great courage is needed to defy a tyrant. Unwavering in his mission...
DK Marley
Oct 18, 20246 min read
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A Sunny Town with a Dark Underbelly - an Editorial Review of "Florida Girls: a Novel"
Book Blurb: A war bond tour full of eager young women. A sunny town with a dark underbelly. When the Florida Girls start shooting back,...
DK Marley
Oct 16, 20245 min read
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Release Day Blog Tour for "The Vow" by Jude Berman
Book Title: The Vow Author: Jude Berman Publication Date: October 15th, 2024 Publisher: She Writes Press Pages: 368 Genre: Biographical...
DK Marley
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Looking for a Place to Belong During WWII - an Editorial Review of "Immigrant Soldier"
Book Blurb: Germany, November 1938. Hitler and his Nazis launch the pogrom that will be known as Kristallnacht. Herman watches in horror...
DK Marley
Oct 14, 20246 min read
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The Fight for Survival Against a Borgia Pope - an Editorial Review of "Turning the World to Stone: The Life of Catherine Sforza - Part Two"
Book Blurb: Caterina Sforza, Countess of Imola and Forli, dares to dream that her old life of treachery and despair is finally over. But...
DK Marley
Oct 13, 20245 min read
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A Gritty and Complex Indigenous Family Saga - an Editorial Review of "Holes in Water"
Book Blurb: In 'Holes in Water' a modern-day family grapples with the haunting shadows of abuse and the allure of hidden treasure. As...
DK Marley
Oct 11, 20245 min read
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