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I joined in a conversation with Alice Thompson for a new publication launched last month edited by Katherine Cooper and Emma Short. Here is a short extract from the book about my own approach to writing historical fiction. I never find it easy to begin writing and am capable of great inventiveness when it comes to displacement activities. The rest …
This month I wrote an article for a new collection on historical fiction. Here, ahead of publication, are a few writing tips for those considering the genre. Do your research You don’t have to be a trained historian to write a good historical novel, but you do need to know your period well enough to make your readers confident …