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Character Sketch of James Reynard, a Historical Fiction Villain

I have not updated on the progress of historical fiction novel Sic Parvis Magna for a while. At almost 90,000 words, the first revision is about half done, and a has a lot of work correcting the details, making it more visual, and deepening the characters and sharpening the conflict in the story.

Sic Parvis Magna is the origin story of Francis Drake. It kicks off the historical fiction series by exploring what experiences could have produced the real historical person. Aside from the natural ...

Character Sketch of James Reynard, a Villain in the Historical Fiction Novel Sic Parvis Magna

I have not updated on the progress of historical fiction novel Sic Parvis Magna for a while. At almost 90,000 words, the first revision is about half done, and a has a lot of work correcting the details, making it more visual, and deepening the characters and sharpening the conflict in the story.

Sic Parvis Magna is the origin story of Francis Drake. It kicks off the historical fiction series by exploring what experiences could have produced the real historical person. Aside from the natural ...

Historical Fiction Book Review: Trust and Treason by JR Tomlin

In the historical fiction novel Trust and Treason, author JR Tomlin treats us to the second installment of the the Douglas Bastard series.

Summary of Trust and Reason

The novel is set in medieval Scotland. At the battle at Neville’s Cross the Scots are forced to fight on ground that is riddled with ditches and walls. Their tactical mistake limits their movements and turns into a disaster. During the rout, many Scottish commanders and troops were killed, and many flee. The English capture ...

Review of Historical Fiction Novel Trust and Treason by JR Tomlin

In the historical fiction novel Trust and Treason, author JR Tomlin treats us to the second installment of the the Douglas Bastard series. The novel is set in medieval Scotland. At the battle at Neville’s Cross the Scots are forced to fight on ground that is riddled with ditches and walls. Their tactical mistake limits their movements and turns into a disaster. During the rout, many Scottish commanders and troops were killed, and many flee. The English capture others, including the king of the S...

AI Created Book Covers for Historical Fiction?

As you might know, I am a technologist by day, and a historical fiction author by night. One of my favorite subscriptions is to the Economist, and last week’s US Edition featured a magazine cover that was “drawn” by an AI Algorithm. That got my technical interest piqued, and I really enjoyed the magazine’s coverage of the theme.

Because the cover was so intriguing, I decided to explore my own, historical fiction based theme. While these images are not what I would pick for a cover of my upco...

Historical Fiction Book Review: Wall of Tears by David Kerr

Summary of Wall of Tears

Wall of Tears is a fictionalized account of several lives, told through the experiences of Uri, the son of Auschwitz survivors Maya and Abdiel. We see Uri grow up in the pages of the book and become a father himself. He falls in love with a Palestinian girl from a family that was their neighbor in the same kibbutz. Yet, despite the strong friendship between the families, an interracial relationship between a Jew and a Palestinian tears the traditional families apart. ...

Historical Fiction Novel Wall of Tears by David Kerr

Summary of Historical Fiction Novel Wall of Tears

Wall of Tears is a fictionalized account of several lives, told through the experiences of Uri, the son of Auschwitz survivors Maya and Abdiel. We see Uri grow up in the pages of the book and become a father himself. He falls in love with a Palestinian girl from a family that was their neighbor in the same kibbutz. Yet, despite the strong friendship between the families, an interracial relationship between a Jew and a Palestinian tears the tra...

Sic Parvis Magna Update: 80k words!

Although it is slow, I am pleased with the progress of the manuscript revisions of the draft 0 (which started at 50,000 words). While Historical Fiction short story Retribution actually comes after Sic Parvis Magna, it was released before.

Lots of depth was added to the characters and settings, including Drake. You can read about the villains Guichenot and Reynard in their character sketches.

Readers of Retribution will remember Trelawney’s memory of the injuries he received in a sea bat...

Historical Fiction Manuscript Sic Parvis Magna 80k words!

Although it is slow, I am pleased with the progress of the manuscript revisions of the draft 0 (which started at 50,000 words). While Historical Fiction short story Retribution actually comes after Sic Parvis Magna, it was released before.

Lots of depth was added to the characters and settings, including Drake. Readers of Retribution will remember Trelawney’s memory of the injuries he received in a sea battle. That sea battle is part of the start-of-series novel as well; in fact, this is on...

Review of the Historical Fiction Fantasy Novel Alchemy Thief by R. A. Denny

Author R. A. Denny treats us to a great historical fiction fantasy tale, set in the mid 1650s. I have always loved historical fiction books because the author takes a real event or character and breathes life and context into it, and how those details are done is always fascinating. The Alchemy Thief does that, and then some, through its characters. An added treat is that the characters developed for this novel have a personal meaning to Ms. Denny, making the story that much more real. 

The s...