Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781780937854)

Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an invaluable companion for a writer working in this challenging and popular literary genre, whether your period is Ancient Rome or World War II.

PART 1 includes reflections on the genre and provides a short history of historical fiction.

PART 2 contains guest contributions from Margaret Atwood, Ian Beck, Madison Smartt Bell, Ronan Bennett, Vanora Bennett, Tracy Chevalier, Lindsay Clarke, Elizabeth Cook, Anne Doughty, Sarah Dunant, Michel Faber, Margaret George, Philippa Gregory, Katharine McMahon, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Hilary Mantel, Alan Massie, Ian Mortimer, Kate Mosse, Charles Palliser, Orhan Pamuk, Edward Rutherfurd, Manda Scott, Adam Thorpe, Stella Tillyard, Rose Tremain, Alison Weir and Louisa Young.

PART 3 offers practical exercises and advice on such topics as research, plots and characters, mastering authentic but accessible dialogue and navigating the world of agents and publishers.

Author: Celia Brayfield, Duncan Sprott
ISBN-10: 1780937857
ISBN-13: 9781780937854
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 01/30/2014
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/01/2014 pg. 114
Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 39