How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction

by Woolley, Persia

• ISBN13: 9780898797534
• ISBN10: 0898797535
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

In How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction, you'll learn how to tell sagas of romance and adventure, offering your own readers a chance to escape into - and to learn about - people and places of the past. Persia Woolley, the accomplished author of the Guinevere trilogy, takes you step by step through all the stages of writing and selling historical fiction - from the first scratch of inspiration, through the journey into archival and hands-on research, into building your characters and their story, and off into the topsy-turvy world of publishing. You'll learn how to choose a time period and a story that will grab readers, create a compelling arc in your story as it sweeps through generations and exotic locations, weave real historical events into your story and lend a flavor of authenticity, develop characters whose lives touch the hearts and minds of readers, revise and polish and prepare your manuscript for submission, and give your fiction historical accuracy by visiting libraries, museums, historical societies, and the actual places you're writing about.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
In the Beginning	p. 1
What are We Talking About Here?	p. 2
How Much Fact, How Much Fiction?	p. 12
First Things First	p. 26
Corralling Your Material	p. 42
You're Going Where?	p. 50
While You're There	p. 61
Work In Progress	p. 72
Rousing Story, Engaging People	p. 73
Bring on The Words	p. 89
The Days of Creation	p. 101
The Tools of Your Trade	p. 116
The Mark of A Professional	p. 132
When It's Done	p. 149
Finding Pros for Your Prose	p. 150
The Next Step	p. 169
Daydreams and Nightmares	p. 184
Index	p. 205
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