The historical novelist has a responsibility to make his fiction both meaningful and accurate. The Art & Craft of Writing Historical Fiction offers comprehensive instruction on everything from conducting research to character development and world-building to navigating matters of historical license. Author James Thom instructs readers on how to find and use historical archives; conduct physical and field research; re-create the world of their novel, as the book's characters knew it; and, seamlessly weave historical fact with their own compelling plot ideas.
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