Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction

Emma Darwin

Do you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory? Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction whatever your favorite style and era.

Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity this book is an essential guide to mastering the practicalities of writing historical fiction showing you where to start with research developing your plots and convincingly and imaginatively capturing the voices of the past.

Using Snapshots designed to get you writing quickly Key Ideas to help crystallize thought and a wealth of supplementary materials this indispensable guide will have you telling amazing and rich historical stories in no time. You'll learn to research and plan your story practice developing characters and settings perfect your characters' voices and transport the reader to another era.

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