North Florida Writers Tour

Lauren Gilbert on Writing Regency Historical Fiction with Real Research

jolenemac66 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:00:55 +0000

Lauren Gilbert doesn't write 21st-century heroines in Regency gowns. She writes women who are constrained by their time and still remarkable within it. Here is how she builds that authenticity from the archive up.

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Four Books and Still Writing: GayLynn Grigas on the Nonfiction Publishing Path

jolenemac66 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:53 +0000

GayLynn Grigas has five traditionally published nonfiction books and thirty years of clinical practice. Her path from first manuscript to Lisa Hagen Books is a masterclass in persistence.

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Nancy Blanton: Amelia Island’s 17th-Century Irish Historical Novelist

jolenemac66 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:00:52 +0000

Nancy Blanton of Amelia Island has written five meticulously researched historical novels spanning 17th-century Ireland. She is indie published, widely distributed, and completely unapologetic about it.

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Bacopa Literary Review: North Florida’s Best-Kept Secret — A World-Class Journal in Your Backyard

jolenemac66 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:29:14 +0000

Hidden in plain sight in Gainesville, Florida, the Bacopa Literary Review publishes writers from all 50 states and dozens of countries — and North Florida writers have a built-in advantage. Here's how to get involved.

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