Along my reading journey, I’ve made a conscious decision to include self-published, indie, and small press works in my reading schedule.  But it is difficult to know where to start: So many new authors and books to examine to find the perfect fit for my tastes.  And to help others with this same problem, I’ve decided to turn my Indie Wednesday feature into a day where writers can introduce themselves and their work to everyone.

With this in mind, I’m turn over the blog to Glen Craney, author of the The Spider and the Stone.

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The Dark Art of Conjuring Historical Dialogue

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John Fowles lamented that getting the Victorian language right in The French Lieutenant’s Woman was the most difficult technical problem he’d confronted in his writing.

Successful dialogue in historical fiction depends on navigating the treacherous channel between sounding contrived and coming off too modern…