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Eight Simple Rules for Writing Historical Fiction

September 12, 2011 by Guest Post 3 Comments
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Someone writing historical fiction recently told me she was planning a work set during the Civil War, but she was a bit overwhelmed. Where to begin? I could relate. My novel is set during the 1940s. It’s certainly not as remote as the Civil War in our collective memories. Some people don’t consider anything after … [Read more…]

Posted in: By Genre, Historical Fiction, Writing Craft, Writing Tips Tagged: historical fiction, planning writing, plotting, research

Five Online Writing Tools to Make Writing and Revision Easier

August 12, 2011 by Lori Devoti 7 Comments

1.) If you write historical fiction, or even if you write contemporary, but perhaps have a character find a diary or old note, the Online Etymology Dictionary will soon become one of your most used online writing tools. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and the way those words, or how they … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writing Business, Writing Tools Tagged: historical fiction, research, revision, thesaurus, timeline

14 Must Try Writing Resources for Research and Inspiration

April 22, 2011 by Kathy Steffen 3 Comments
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Here are some great sites to start you on your idea-mining adventure. Get that right-side creative brain going and visit some of these sites to use as creative writing exercises for stories, characters, themes, whatever!

Posted in: Quirky Links, Research, Writing Prompts Tagged: inspiration, research, writing resources

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