Bits 'n' blogs | Anna Foxkirk

Jan 27, 2022

What historical fiction means to me: a groundling's perspective

'The best historical fiction authors walk a tightrope: while their writing must illuminate the past through an illusion of authenticity,...

Jan 27, 2022

Talking historical fiction with Robyn Cadwallader

First published on my Lou Greene website May 2020 As I mentioned in my previous newsletter, at the beginning of the month there was an...

Jan 27, 2022

Duelling with dual timelines?

Huge thanks to Kayte Nunn, Kirsty Manning, Alli Sinclair, Darry Fraser, Tea Cooper and Christine Wells giving us the inside story when it...

Jan 27, 2022

WHAT HISTORICAL FICTION MEANS TO ME: BEVERLEY COUSINS, COMMERCIAL FICTION PUBLISHER AT PRH

‘From a publishing standpoint, I have no doubt the prize can subconsciously elevate historical novels in the minds of readers,...

Jan 27, 2022

What historical fiction means to me: Sophie Masson

The ' What historical fiction means to me' interviews were done by me on behalf of the HNSA in early 2020. 'A novel that grips the heart...

Jan 27, 2022

The sweet smell of success: interview with multi-award winning novelist, Kate Forsyth

First published on my Lou Greene website January 2020 Do you ever lift a book to your nose and inhale deeply? No? Seriously? You are...

Jan 27, 2022

Anne Gracie: the queen of Australian regency

First published on my Lou Greene website 2019 I've long been a huge fan of Anne Gracie's, not only because she writes wonderful...

Jan 27, 2022

Lauren Chater: navigating waters new and old

Published on Lou Greene website 30 June 2020 Once upon a time, when I won the Historical Novel Society of Australasia's First Pages...

Aug 15, 2021

The Worst Noelle

Read the opening of my new novella, The Worst Noelle. It's going to be published as part of an Australasian anthology of Christmas...

Dec 13, 2020

Fake it or bake it? No Worries Christmas Cake!

Hey fake it until you bake it! For me that'll probably be Christmas Ever .... As you can see form the picture above, I'm not the best at...

Dec 12, 2020

Anna in Romancetopia

When I found out my little Christmas novella, Holly Ever After, was on Amy in Romancelandia's list of 9 recommended books for Christmas,...

Dec 12, 2020

End of 2020 - thank flock!

If ever there was a year to call a prickly pear-shaped annus horribilis it's 2020. I'm glad to see the back of it, but also thankful for...