Tag: writing historical fiction
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Podcast Episode 252: Making it real
Researching to make your historical writing accurate and relevant.
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Where to Even Begin?
A runaway mule team that nearly mows down two women? A quarrel between two sisters who claim to be pacifists? A public argument between a female Northerner and a male Confederate sympathizer? For several months, I debated about the best narrative hook for my novel based on the true diary of my Quaker ancestor who…
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Things Just Fell Into Place
It was nothing remarkable that I did. Nothing that I especially deserved. It just happened. That’s how my 3xs great aunt’s diary has become a novel.
