Hi friends! A while back, after I did a post of story ideas for kids , I got requests for essay topics for kids. I thought it was a little out of my wheelhouse, though, since I’ve never taught children. But then I thought, wait a minute…I’m married to someone who used to teach middle school English! So I invited
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I started researching medieval last names from England a long time ago… When I was writing my first-ever medieval romance, which never saw the light of day! (Honestly, it’s just as well, though my husband still swears it’s a good story.) I feel like I came full circle years later when I wrote my magical romcom novel, Her Knight at
If you’re looking for an accurate list of medieval male names from England, you’ve come to the right place! I compiled these medieval male names from England using research from primary historical documents, including battle records and subsidy rolls. I only threw in a few names from the King Arthur legends, because I love them so much. You can feel
I developed this list of medieval female names from England mostly through hard historical research, although just a few of these names are from King Arthur. So if you’re a historical novelist looking for good medieval names that are accurate, I’ve saved you some time! If you’re writing an epic fantasy in the European “swords and sorcery” vein, you
For a while now, people have been asking me to do story ideas for kids. This year, more busy teachers and homeschoolers are looking for easy creative writing lesson plans, and some of them have used my summer writing prompts and my Christmas writing prompts . So I put together this list of writing prompts for kids. They include some
Hey friends! I’ve been getting into Christmas shopping, and I’ve also been making my own wish list at Mr. Donovan’s request. That all got me thinking about gifts for authors, and I figured a “Best Gifts for Writers” list would be fun! I’m going to keep everything on this list under $25, because some of the best gifts for writers
One thing people ask published authors most often (along with how to get a book published, of course) is, “How long does it take to write a book?” Of course, there’s no one right answer. It depends on the book, the writer, and how life is going at the time. I can say this much, though: if you get my