Many of your stories are set in the Tudor era, what attracted you to setting your stories in the Tudor, what attracted you to writing about this time? Write something every day, until writing becomes a habit – and remember that a page a day us a book a year! I try to write at least five-hundred words a day, even when I’m away on research visits. I’m still trying to work out how to make effective use of Instagram… What advice would you give to someone starting on their writing career? I never really took to Facebook, but I try to post to my author page once a day, and I’ve recently been participating in some useful and interesting groups, so it has its place. ![]() I was an early adopter of Twitter (in July 2009) and over the years have built up a great following, so I use it most days. Social media – do you love it or hate it? When I was researching my book about Katherine Willoughby, I was able to visit the actual rooms at Grimsthorpe Castle where she spent her last years, as well as her amazing tomb at Spilsby. I also look forward to visiting the actual locations used in my books, to have a sense of the local area. (Francis Drake found his fashionable ruffs uncomfortable, and couldn’t wait to take them off.) In my new Elizabethan series, I had to understand what it was like to wear a ruff. Writing historical fiction is like travelling in time, as I enjoy immersing myself in every detail of the period, from the food they eat to the clothes they wear. I read widely across all genres, and have a huge collection of non-fiction books. Sansom are my favourite historical fiction authors, and I’ve just finished reading Alison Weir’s Kathryn Howard – The Tainted Queen, which I highly recommend. Since then, I’ve written at least one book a year, and have been able to write full-time. I wrote my first historical fiction novel ten years ago. I used to write regularly for a range of magazines, and was amazed when my first book (on project management) became a best seller in the US. So, first question, have you always wanted to be a writer? Hi Tony, thanks so much for agreeing to do an interview, and congratulations on the release of Drake – Tudor Corsair. I last interviewed Tony in 2016, so we had some catching up to do! ![]() Tony’s latest book, Drake – Tudor Corsair has just hit the shops. Carrying on with my series of author interviews, today it is a great pleasure, at History … the Interesting Bits, to welcome author Tony Riches, best-selling author of many historical novels, including The Tudor Trilogy and The Brandon Trilogy.
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