Whether you’re writing about real historical characters or invented historical characters, your goal is still going to be the same as it is for all fiction writing. You need to address the elements: character, dialogue, setting, theme, plot, conflict, and world building.
Tag Archives: Historical fiction
Historical fiction: Die, Die, Die
Continuing our historical fiction theme, in this week’s instalment, an ancient Briton fights the Roman invaders.
Historical fiction: The Jews’ Garden
Continuing our theme of historical fiction, we’ve been trying our hands at writing our own. First up, Elaine Graham-Leigh on young love in a time of medieval antisemitism.
Historical fiction: Bringing the past to life, seeing the world through your protagonist’s eyes
‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ So said Lao Tzu 1450 years ago, and the experience of every novelist since then has illustrated it.
Bounds Green Book Writers 