This week for #HistFicThursdays, I'm delighted to once again be teaming up with The Coffee Pot Book Club for author Amanda Roberts ' blog tour! Today, I'm sharing an excerpt from her fabulous new release, Lady of the Quay ! First of all, let's meet the book... Knowing she is innocent is easy … proving it is hard 1560, Berwick-upon-Tweed, northern England Following the unexpected death of her father, a series of startling discoveries about the business she inherits forces Isabella Gillhespy to re-evaluate everything she understands about her past and expects from her future. Facing financial ruin, let down by people on whom she thought she could rely, and suspected of crimes that threaten her freedom, Isabella struggles to prove her innocence. But the stakes are even higher than she realises. In a town where tension between England and her Scottish neighbours is never far from the surface, it isn’t long before developments attract the interest of...
It is that time again... Get ready for the return of #HistFicMay!
For the first time, this #HistFicMay will be taking place predominantly on BSky, although I would encourage all writers to share the posts on any and all their social media channels. I'll be around on BSky, Facebook, and Instagram (if I can remember my password!) to share and like as many posts as I can. I am so excited to discover new authors and books, as well as reconnecting with the stalwarts who have been doing #HistFicMay over the last couple of years.
There are a couple of extra optional hashtags this year (#WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow and #WritingHabits), but the all important one is #HistFicMay
As always, please join in with as many or as few as you would like!
So - choose your gargoyle!
[the list of prompts is also available in text form at the bottom of this blog]
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#HistFicMay
1. Introduce yourself
2. Introduce your writing
3. Why Historical Fiction?
4. Do you write in any other genres/subgenres?
5. Introduce your setting
6. Why this time period?
7. Real places and people or entirely fictional?
8. Introduce your protagonist
9. Introduce your antagonist
10. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Protagonist’s greatest strength
11. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Antagonist’s greatest strength
12. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Protagonist’s biggest fear
13. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Antagonist’s biggest fear
14. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Protagonist’s ultimate goal
15. #WhatTheyKnowVsWhatTheyShow Antagonist’s ultimate goal
16. Secondary characters: A shoutout to your favourite one!
17. Have you ever written a character based on yourself?
18. Historical accuracy: how much matters?
19. What’s the best research trip you’ve ever had?
20. Share a research gem
21. Historian whose work you would be lost without
22. Research words of wisdom for newbies
23. What is the biggest surprise you’ve found in your research?
24. Sequels and Prequels: Would you ever write them?
25. #WritingHabits Where do you write?
26. #WritingHabits Computer, phone, tablet, typewriter, or pen and paper?
27. #WritingHabits Do you have pictures/items from your story’s time period or place to help inspire you?
28. #WritingHabits Has your story got a song or playlist?
29. #WritingHabits Do you have a preferred time of day or time of year to write?
30. What’s the next HistFic book on your TBR pile?
31. What’s the next HistFic book you’re going to write?
I'm looking forward to reading all your answers and sharing some great Historical Fiction conversation with you in May!
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