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Farrukhzad, Farrūkhzādag, Yazdegerd, Yazdgerd, Yazdgird?
Beta Readers & a Polling Update
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Please - A Poll
I need your input
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I Had Nearly Finished
But you'll have to wait.
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Imposing Our Will
It's a jungle out there
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Using LLMs for Research
I have zero interest in using AI to generate text. But with every sentence in my WIP requiring research, I need all the help I can get.
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A Land Remembered
Historical fiction in early Florida
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Ken Follett's Kingsbridge Series
I’ve finally finished all five books.
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Did I Read Any Fiction in 2024?
You’d hardly know it since my only related posts last year were:
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Back to Byzantium
Tuesday, I received thirty-seven single-spaced pages of notes from my developmental editor.
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Where There is No Fast Fashion
Wedged between the well-recorded 6th century, (think Emperor Justinian and his famous wife Theodora—all fit for TV drama), and the 8th century, (Bede…
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2024 Booker Prize: Longlist
A Bumper Crop of Historical Fiction
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Historical Reading and Writing Resource
Today I alert you to a new resource for readers and writers of history—both fiction and non.
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