In this weekend's short story search, I picked this because of its beautiful cover. I was delighted to learn it's a historical telling inspired by fairytale. One that lets me to look at romance beats. Loving it so far! #amreading #amrevising #paperlanternwriters books.bookfunnel.com/clean-histor...

Making my way around time and place through some great historical shorts. Such fascinating stories folks are telling! Check it out: books.bookfunnel.com/freehistficj...

Last month, I set myself the goal of reading 100 pieces of short fiction, mostly historical. I almost made it (93). As the new year settles in, I want to keep reading shorts, but more slowly. Check out this one: books.bookfunnel.com/strongwomenl...

Just got back from a whirlwind (mostly work) trip from SF to NY to Orlando to Mystic to NY and back home. Lots of travel time, but also lots of reading time. My goal: Read100 short stories in the month of December, some from this group of #histfic stories! books.bookfunnel.com/freehistficd...

Traveling 10 days for work, 9 more to go, and reading a new short story every day in a collection of women's fiction I am participating in. Mademoiselle, by M Corday, is my current favorite, set in historical Paris! tinyurl.com/43cdvk6d #amreading #paperlanternwriters #histfic #historicalfiction

Excited to have two pieces in a collection of free short stories about fresh starts and new beginnings. Mine take place in #historicalIndia but there are stories for every palette. Check it out! books.bookfunnel.com/freshstartsw...

As we head into fall, I'd like to share a short story I wrote around the villain in my WIP as she navigates the harvest festival in colonial India. It's called Boiling Point and is part of a free collection. Check it out! tinyurl.com/3dkpz5ya

#historicalfiction #shortstory #histfic #colonialindia

ooking for women's #fiction around the theme of love? Check out these authors! I have a short story in this collection around a mother's love in #colonial #India.

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Calling Bay Area writers! Coming in October, a set of team-taught craft sessions on writing stories from the past. We'll be digging in deep! #amwriting #Hisfic

Details at: store.ediecay.com/pages/histor...

With a new short story coming out, writing craft seminars I'm co-teaching, and a myth-and-legend based newsletter starting in January, I revamped my author site: www.vanithasankaran.com

And I'm offering a short story based on my Indian Gothic WIP: bookhip.com/JAJQWWH

Lots of adventures coming!

Like historical fiction? Check out the Paper Lantern Writer's new anthology: BENEATH A MIDWINTER MOON
With 11 historical stories connected only by the winter season!
Preorder your copy now at: amzn.to/3KKzU15 (Amazon US)

Finally saw Crimson Peak to study story beats. Loved the stylization! but ultimately it was too predictable and needlessly violent. When does a work go from being an homage to being derivative? Gorgeous setting though! https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/crimson-peak-set-design-exclusive-video