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Loire Valley

Holly Payne’s Page One Podcast!
25 Jan 2023

Holly Payne’s Page One Podcast!

by klacroix | posted in: My Writing Life | 0

Do you want to learn how your favorite authors craft the first page of a novel to hook their readers? Award-winning author and writing coach Holly Payne explores this and so much more on her Page One Podcast! I love … Continued

Book Clubs, historical fiction, Holly Lynn Payne, Kristen Harnisch, Loire Valley, Napa, novel, Page One Podcast, Wine, writing craft, writing life, WWI
Writing the Past: The Devil’s in the Details
29 Mar 2016

Writing the Past: The Devil’s in the Details

by klacroix | posted in: Food & Wine, My Writing Life, Travel | 4

I write historical fiction to reveal old worlds through a new lens. On a trip to the Loire Valley in 2000, I was struck by the beauty of the vineyards and impressed by how generations of French families had battled … Continued

Carneros, historical fiction, Historical Novelist, Loire Valley, Napa, Napa Valley, Vineyards, Writing Historical Fiction

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