Reader Input, Please!

I've been blogging for a little over three months now and enjoying it very much. It's been great fun to share interesting bits of history with you and to ponder questions of craft. I hope I've succeeded in interesting you in an era you might not have been terribly familiar with beforehand and inspired you to search out some novels or non-fiction works set in or about sixteenth-century France.

I extend heartfelt thanks to all the readers who visit the blog often and participate in discussions through the comment trail. I really want to make Writing the Renaissance worth the time you spend reading it, a destination that is both entertaining and thought-provoking. With that in mind, I'd love to hear your thoughts on what interests you here.

What, in particular, would you like to see more (or less) of?

• articles on historical figures and events
• articles on daily life and customs in the sixteenth century
• articles about sixteenth-century authors and literary works
• posts on the craft of writing in general
• posts on particular issues inherent to the writing of historical fiction
• posts on the business side of writing: submitting to agents and editors, contracts, etc.
  
• reviews of historical novels
• interviews with authors of historical fiction
• excerpts from my novels
• quizzes
• something not mentioned above

I'd appreciate some feedback as to what you like to see when you click on the Writingren link. I worry that the frustrated professor in me takes over and bores you all with mini-lectures you really have no interest in reading. On the other hand, there are so many fascinating historical topics I could write about... I've tried to make this blog a bit different by mixing historical content with topics on writing. But what do you want to read? Be brave and de-lurk, if you haven't commented before. And if you're a regular participant, jump in and let me know what works--or doesn't--for you.

I look forward to hearing from you!