Debra Brown has worked for years in creative pursuits. Her passion for English historical life has moved her to write books in the early Victorian timeframe. Debra is the President of the M.M. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction Association which honors the author of an outstanding novel each year with a $500 USD prize. Winners are announced at the Historical Novel Society Conference. Learn more at http://mmbaward.blogspot.com.Debbie also runs the English Historical Fiction Authors Blog at http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com which has a daily British history post by an author and a weekly giveaway of a novel. An anthology, Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, is being released in a new volume each year.She started the Goodreads group Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers which has become another great resource. All are invited to participate in the discussion with questions, comments and informative threads. Authors are also invited to share their expertise on the eras they have studied and to share their titles.