At Kim’s blog, Outtakes of a Historical Novelist, you’ll find posts about history, writing, and anything else that inspires her or piques her curiosity. Kim is also a contributor to Unusual Historicals and English Historical Fiction Authors.
Kim Rendfeld Outtakes of a Historical Novelist
- A Profession of Contacting the Deadby Kim Rendfeld on June 17, 2025 at 11:30 am
A bereaved person is so desperate to communicate with her beloved, she will pay a medium and spiritualist. She wants this to be real and is not likely to ask questions.Continue reading →
- It’s Publication Day for ‘Madame Noir’by Kim Rendfeld on May 19, 2025 at 10:30 am
May 19, 2025, is publication day for Kim Rendfeld's short story “Madame Noir,” a tale of a middle-aged woman seeking a second chance.Continue reading →
- The To-Do List to Publish a Short Storyby Kim Rendfeld on April 13, 2025 at 7:44 pm
My historical short story “Madame Noir,” about medium trying to escape her scandalous past, is available for preorder on Amazon and other retailers, but the process was more than writing and polishing the text. Continue reading →
- Beowulf: Is the Oldest English Epic Historical Fiction?by Kim Rendfeld on April 15, 2021 at 10:00 am
The poet who wrote "Beowulf" may have borrowed from history and added a few embellishments.Continue reading →
- Queen Cuthburga: Sinner or Saint?by Kim Rendfeld on January 20, 2021 at 11:15 am
Saint Cuthburga gave up the crown to found an abbey that served as the training ground of medieval female missionaries, burial place of royalty, and college of secular (nonmonastic) canons.Continue reading →