Nicky Penttila
New release! Hidden Planet
The people of Arkhide don't fear their planet's mighty volcanoes, but they have long lived in fear of being 'discovered' by the mammoth...
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nickyp91
- Apr 14, 2021
- 4 min
Ladies of Science
Want to write stories of ladies of science throughout history? (Yes!) Here are some ways to get started.
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nickyp91
- Jun 1, 2020
- 12 min
All Work and No Play: When did Americans stop having fun?
What is your reason for skipping out on fun—on being playful, in the moment, doing something just because?
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nickyp91
- Jul 14, 2019
- 5 min
Why I Put a Melee in a Romantic Novel
For me, love helps people see things more clearly—including the outside world.
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nickyp91
- Jan 15, 2016
- 2 min
Remembering the Battle of Corunna
The Battle of Corunna (as the English spelled it) doesn’t make it onto the highlight reels of the British version of the Napoleonic wars.
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nickyp91
- Sep 3, 2015
- 3 min
Loyalists: American Refugees
caption: “A black wood cutter at Shelburne, Nova Scotia,” 1788 watercolor by William Booth, is the earliest known image of an African...
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nickyp91
- Aug 31, 2015
- 4 min
Road to Corunna: American Loyalists
caption: United Empire Loyalist monument, unveiled on Empire Day, 23 May 1929, at Prince’s Square on Main Street East in Hamilton,...
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nickyp91
- Aug 9, 2015
- 3 min
Getting the details right: Peterloo
One of the reasons I chose to write about the Manchester protest later called Peterloo in An Untitled Lady was all the first-person accounts
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nickyp91
- Mar 6, 2015
- 2 min
Remembering Peterloo
While writing my sprawling romantic historical An Untitled Lady, I arranged to travel to Manchester, England, the week of 16 August ...
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nickyp91
- Mar 12, 2014
- 3 min
On Writing: Killing my biggest darling
When I started writing fiction, I thought I'd never fall into the trap of holding my darling words and phrases tight. Oh, how I was wrong.
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nickyp91
- May 21, 2012
- 3 min
Napoleon in England?
Imagine my delight, when reading about ships-of-the-line and other nautical footnotes, I came across the story of Napoleon’s quick trip.
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nickyp91
- May 17, 2012
- 3 min
Women composers in the Regency
During the regency, being an artist, musician, or writer was seen as being “in trade,” the same as a shopclerk, shoemaker, or bricklayer.
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nickyp91
- May 10, 2012
- 4 min
Newspapers in the Regency
You might wonder at the idea of a newspaper publisher being the hero of a regency-set novel, but wait till you hear about John Walter II.
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