Writing Fiction & Nonfiction Set in the Past

Official blog for historical novelist Nancy Bilyeau, author of the Joanna Stafford trilogy, Dreamland, The Blue, and The Orchid Hour

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

The Mystery of the Bishop's Poisoner

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I wrote a post for English Historical Fiction Authors about the strange and shocking death of a man condemned for poisoning those in the hou...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014

How to End a Novel

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At last week's Thrillerfest, the annual conference for writers of suspense fiction, I was honored to moderate a panel called "Happ...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

The Plea of Catherine of Aragon

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On June 21, 1529, Catherine of Aragón knelt before her husband in front of two cardinals and the nobility of England and begged him not to p...
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Monday, June 9, 2014

Letter From a Friar

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I'm always thrilled to hear from someone in monastic orders now who has read one of my Tudor thrillers. Once in a while I receive an ema...
Friday, June 6, 2014

My Writing Process: A Little Music, a Lot of Coffee

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By Nancy Bilyeau The Sister Queens Fobbit It's my turn to leap--or would the correct verb be hop?--onto the My Writing Process...
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Why This Was the Best BEA Ever

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It was my third time at Book Expo America, and my second time signing books at the Mystery Writers of America booth. I had such a blast! It ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Report From New Orleans, the Romantic Times Convention

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One of the axioms of screenwriting is "Come in late, get out early." Following that advice--meaning that writers should focus on t...
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