jay Dixon
Jul15

jay Dixon

jay Dixon is a freelance editor, specialising in historical fiction. She has written an analysis of the romance fiction of Mills & Boon, as well as numerous articles on Georgette Heyer and given many talks on various aspects of historical fiction. Her current interest is how place can be used to highlight the theme of a novel, or be used to set the atmosphere – the obvious example here being the ancient castle in a Gothic...

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Fenella Miller
Jul15

Fenella Miller

Fenella Jane Miller was born in the Isle of Man. Her father was a Yorkshire man and her mother the daughter of a Rajah. She has worked as a nanny, cleaner, field worker, hotelier, chef, secondary and primary teacher and is now a full time writer. She has over thirty Regency romantic adventures published plus one Jane Austen re-telling and three WW2 historical novels. She lives in a pretty, riverside village in Essex with her husband....

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Help signpost the way to #HNSLondon14 with an icon for your blog
Jun27

Help signpost the way to #HNSLondon14 with an icon for your blog

If you are attending HNSLondon14 in any capacity, or perhaps you are unable to attend but would still like to support the event, you may wish to signpost the way to the Conference by placing our icon in the sidebar or footer of your blog. We have produced a slightly different code for WordPress and Blogger powered sites and two different sizes of icon which hopefully meet the needs of most blogs. To get this HNS signpost button to...

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Historical Novel Society Conference: LONDON, UK, 5th to 7th September, 2014
Jun19

Historical Novel Society Conference: LONDON, UK, 5th to 7th September, 2014

The Historical Novel Society Conference alternates each year between the UK and America. Last year the Conference was in Florida. The previous London Conference was in 2012 and we have archived our site for information about the wonderful speakers and networking opportunities that make this event such a success.  

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Diana Gabaldon – My Own Heart’s Blood – #HNSLondon14
Jun10

Diana Gabaldon – My Own Heart’s Blood – #HNSLondon14

In 2012 Diana Gabaldon read from  her latest manuscript ‘My Own Heart’s Blood’  at the London Conference of the Historical Novel Society #HNSLondon12. Her book is out today! Woo yay go Diana!  

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