On Inspiration: The Cameo Keeper by Deborah Swift
Happy 2026 to you all! I hope you enjoyed your festive season and are ready for a new year of creativity and inspiration! I’m delighted to welcome Deborah Swift again. She is the English author of over twenty historical novels, including Millennium Award winner Past Encounters, and The Lady’s Slipper, shortlisted for the Impress Prize. […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Elyse DeBarre
My guest today is Elizabeth Legge who writes fiction as Elyse DeBarre and travel memoirs as Elyssa Vagabunda. She is an Australian (born in Melbourne, family hometown in Tasmania) Canadian, half-English archaeologist, historian, and qualifying physician with a biology degree, currently studying medicine in Italy. She has travelled to 65 countries on every continent, and […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Marion Kummerow
My guest today is Marion Kummerow, a USA Today Bestselling author who has received rave reviews from readers and critics for her novels about the German resistance during World War II. Her historical fiction explores the dark side of human history, featuring characters who face moral dilemmas, make difficult decisions, and fight for what is […]
On Inspiration: Napoleon’s Shadow Wife by James Conroyd Martin
My guest today is James Conroyd Martin who returns to speak to me about his new book, Napoleon’s Shadow Wife. A Chicago native, James balanced his longtime teaching career with that of a novelist. He has retired from teaching to focus solely on writing. The diary of a friend’s ancestor, a Polish countess who lived in […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Galina Vromen
My guest this month is debut author, Galina Vromen, author of Hill of Secrets. Galina began writing fiction after more than twenty years as an international journalist in Israel, England, the Netherlands, France, and Mexico. After a career with Reuters News Agency, she moved into the nonprofit sector as a director at the Harold Grinspoon […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Annie R McEwen
My guest this month is Annie R McEwen, a career historian who has lived in six countries and under every roof from a canvas tent to a Georgian Era manor house. She is published by Harbor Lane Books (US), Bloodhound Books (UK), The Wild Rose Press, and Rowan Prose Publishing. When she’s not in her […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Melissa Addey
My guest today is fellow Romaphile, Melissa Addey. However, Melissa doesn’t just limit herself to the history of the Eternal City! She also writes historical fiction set in medieval Morocco, 18th century China and Regency England. Her books have been selected for Editor’s Choice by the Historical Novel Society and won the inaugural Novel London […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Samantha Greene Woodruff
My guest today is Samantha Greene Woodruff who is the author of two #1 Amazon bestselling historical fiction novels, The Lobotomist’s Wife and The Trade Off. Sam has a BA in history from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business. She spent fifteen years at Viacom’s Nickelodeon before leaving to […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Aimie K Runyan
My guest today is Aimie K Runyan who writes fiction, both historical and contemporary, that celebrates the spirit of strong women. In addition to her writing, she is active as a speaker and educator in the writing community. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, kids, cats, and pet dragon. She has been honored […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Crystal King
I’m delighted Crystal King has joined me again to share her journey in writing her latest novel, In The Garden of Monsters, a retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, told from the point of view of a model Salvador Dali brings to Italy’s Sacro Bosco garden in 1948. She is also the author of […]