Join me on Author Chats today where I interview MJ Porter and her fascinating world of pre-1066 historical fiction (with a dash of fantasy). She shares the joy and complexities of like-named characters–Swein, Svein, Sven and Swegn for starters– and how she learned not to agonize over first drafts.

Author Chats
- M.K. Tod | New Release | Paris in Ruins
- Frances Quinn | New Release | The Smallest Man
- Cynthia Ripley Miller | A Sword Among Ravens
- Paul Walker | State of Treason
- Helen Hollick and Alison Morton | Tea for Two New Releases
- Donna Scott | New Release | The London Monster
- MJ Porter | Vikings, Fantasy and Historical Fiction
- Pam Lecky | The Lucy Lawrence Victorian Mysteries
- Kathryn Gauci | New Release | The Secret of the Grand Hotel du Lac
- Margaret Porter | The Islanders Trilogy | Historical Fiction from the Isle of Man
- Jane (J.G.) Harlond | Historical Thrillers Spanning Centuries and Continents
- Marie Macpherson | The Scottish Queen and the Fiery Reformer
- Deborah Swift | The Women in Samuel Pepys’s Diary
- Tonya Mitchell | New Release | A Feigned Madness
- Jean Roberts | Telling the Stories of Ancestors
- Kathleen Marple Kalb | History, Mystery and Opera
- Paula Scott | New Release | Leaving Lonesome
- Andrea Zuvich | New Release | Sex and Sexuality in Stuart Britain
- Charlene Newcomb | Medieval Tales and Forbidden Love
- Nicola Cornick | New Release | The Forgotten Sister
- Richard Tearle | Melody Maker, Story Writer
- Mary Ann Bernal | A Journey Along the Crusader’s Path
- John Pilkington | 17th Century Sleuth
- Emma Lombard | Sailing Away on an Historical Adventure
- Brook Allen | Friends and Romans
- The Road to Liberation | An Inspiring Anthology
- Amy Maroney | A fascinating journey through past and present
- Mary Anne Yarde | New Release | The Du Lac Curse
- Vivienne Brereton | For the Love of Tudors
- Alison Morton | Roma Nova: Alternative History
- Susan Margaret Cooper | Historical “Faction” Author
- Anna Belfrage | Time Traveller
- Drema Drudge | New Release: Victorine
- Helen Hollick | Bringing the Supernatural to Life through Powerful History
- Annie Whitehead | Anglo-Saxon Author and Historian
- Tony Riches | Tudor Storyteller
- Cryssa Bazos | 17th Century Enthusiast
- Paul Walker | State of Treason
Recent Posts
- Sarah Bernhardt’s Hospital | A Back Story to Paris in Ruins
- A Cornish Murder Mystery set in Wartime Britain
- Author Chats | M.K.Tod | New Release | Paris in Ruins
- Author Chats | The Smallest Man | A 17th Century Thriller
- Author Chats | A Historical Thriller set in the 5th Century Holy Lands
- Elizabethan Spies on Author Chats today…
- Historic Heroine Talks Now Live on Friends of Lydiard Park Website
- Book Blast | The Fall of Kings
- An Author Chats Bumper Tea Party
- Announcing Project Archive | 1000 years of Lydiard History
- Book Blast | The Danish King’s Enemy
- Author Chats | New Release | Donna Scott | The London Monster
- My Short Stories are now FREE on Amazon
- Author Chats | MJ Porter | Vikings, Fantasy and Historical Fiction
- Author Chats | Pam Lecky | The Lucy Lawrence Victorian Mysteries
- Author Chats | Kathryn Gauci | New Release: The Secret of the Grand Hotel du Lac