Workshop Description

In this session, bestselling author Donna Jones Alward shares the lessons learned from her genre pivot from romance to historical fiction. Learn about the changes to her writing process and how it has affected her career, and also get a glimpse into what she now considers her new Rules for Life. If you’ve been thinking of changing things up, this might just be the inspiration you’ve been looking for.

Workshop Facilitator

Since 2006, New York Times bestseller Donna Jones Alward has enchanted readers with stories of happy endings and homecomings that have won several awards and been translated into over a dozen languages. She’s worked as an administrative assistant, teaching assistant, in retail and as a stay-at-home-mom, but always knew her degree in English Literature would pay off, as she is now happy to be a full-time writer. Her new historical fiction tales blend her love of history with characters who step beyond their biggest fears to claim the lives they desire.

Donna currently lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with her husband and two cats. You can often find her near the water, either kayaking on the lake or walking the sandy beaches to refill her creative well.