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Finding A Unique Angle For A Historical Novel, by Kathleen Benner Duble
Before you begin writing a historical novel, it is important to do research on what has already been published. Check out Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Indie.org. See what books are still in print on...
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Mixing Real People And Imaginary Characters In Historical Novels, by Michael...
When it comes to picking your characters for a historical novel you have almost as many possibilities as any writer writing in any other genre. I’ve found the best approach is to blend real historical...
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Writing Historical Romance Novels For Mills & Boon, by Mary Nichols
In the middle of the 1980s I was having a few very slight contemporary novels published and getting nowhere with my historical sagas, so I thought I would try Mills & Boon. Rumour has it that...
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Avoiding Anachronisms And Cliches In Historical Fiction, by Gary Worthington
Nothing can be more jarring when reading historical fiction than encountering a scene or event that’s obviously from a later time period or is just clearly inappropriate to the era involved....
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Using A Drama Degree As Preparation To Write Historical Novels, by Emma Darwin
So many of my fellow historical fiction writers spent their student years reading Defoe, Joyce and Greene. Some of them read Clarendon, Elton and Schama, at least when the pubs were closed. I’ve dipped...
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Researching To Write A Historical Novel, by William Dietrich
Start with history, add your five senses, and conclude with heart and mind. That’s my formula for researching to write a historical novel; a genre that requires a combination of accuracy and...
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Why Care About Characters In Historical Novels? by Anne Perry
Why should anyone care about characters in historical novels? It all happened to other people, a long time ago, and very likely somewhere else. The people involved are possibly not even ancestors of...
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Month In Review (November 2013)
Writing Historical Novels has reached the end of its tenth month of articles from this year’s multi-national line-up of novelists. Writing Historical Novels contributors Ben Kane, Anthony Riches and...
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How I Became A Bestselling Historical Novelist, by Ben Kane
I worked as a veterinarian for sixteen years, from 1992-2008. Like many people who dream of such a career, I started off with a childhood love of animals. Dogs, cats, rabbits, cows – as a boy, it...
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Researching The Trojan War For My Novels, by Glyn Iliffe
Research is all about getting a feel for the period, place and people you are writing about. Get the research right and not only will you convince your reader they’re in Byzantine Rome, Napoleonic...
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