Gillian Bagwell’s historical novels have been praised for their vivid and lifelike characters and richly textured, compelling evocation of time and place. She’s completed a fourth novel and is currently at work on her fifth, and has written more than forty articles about historical topics, most recently “The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair” for Smithsonian Magazine. Gillian’s taught many workshops and classes and moderated panels at the annual Historical Novel Society Conferences in the US and the UK, including several inspired by her experience as an actress and theatre director, on topics such as writing effective historical dialogue, using acting tools to bring characters to life on the page, and giving effective public readings. She’s also spoken and presented workshops at RWA, Gold Rush Writers Conference, West Hollywood Book Fair, Great Valley Bookfest, and numerous libraries. Gillian is also a professional editor, and provides writing coaching and manuscript evaluations as well as online workshops on writing historical fiction and using acting tools to develop characters.