This past week my family took a road trip to Texas. And while I've flown to Texas before (and will again for the ACFW conference in ...

When you write historicals, it's easy to think that all your research has to be old-fashioned. Books, mostly. Visits to histor...

by Roseanna M. White When coming up with an idea for a historical, many of us get our first burst of inspiration from an actual hi...

by Roseanna M. White One of the first lessons students are taught at St. John's College (a.k.a The Great Books School) is that the...

First of all, I hope everyone is in the midst of a Holy Week and Good Friday of reflection and realization ~ may the Lord shed His light upo...

I'm an editor. A grammarian. A bonafide word nerd. I do an etymology post on my blog once a week because I'm so intrigued by ...

I love Annapolis. I love the old-world charm, I love the maritime beauty, I love the ancient facades (or as ancient as facades can get ...

Writers aren't made of money. Unfortunately for us. While the Internet--specifically Google Books--has become an invaluable resource...

Title: John Winthrop, America’s Forgotten Founding Father Author: Francis J. Bremer Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003 If good i...

We writers are a cheap lot. Many of us don't have a big budget for our research books. And let's face it, not everything we need...

“There was a time before our time, It will not come again, When the best ships were the wooden ships But the men were iron men.” Clipper ...

As a historical fiction author, the lives of those who came before us are especially meaningful. The lives of the first ladies of the 18...

Baron von Steuben Writing historical fiction takes a love for history. As an author, I find the lives of people from the past fascinating....

By: Laura Frantz This past July I had the privilege of going on tour with The Providence Forum and experiencing historic Philadelphia. Si...