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DK Marley
- Sep 13
- 2 min
"Making History: How to Write Historical Fiction"
ANNOUNCEMENT! It's here.... surprise! While I've put my historical fiction books on the back-burner for now as The Historical Fiction...
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Paul Bennett
- Mar 5
- 7 min
Writing Novels Set in 18th Century America
The inspiration to write was, in the beginning, merely to see if I could do it. I had written short pieces over the years but to tackle...
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N. L. Holmes
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Dialogue in Historical Fiction, Forsooth
We're all concerned to make our historical novels authentic. We research costumes, tools, and architecture. Yet all that effort can...
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DK Marley
- Sep 28, 2022
- 5 min
Building Believable Secondary Characters
Supporting characters in a novel serves the same purpose as a supporting actor/actress in a movie, and if your secondary characters serve...
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DK Marley
- Sep 23, 2022
- 5 min
All Together Now - All We Need is Love
Okay, it's time to discuss historical romance – the do's and don'ts of crafting believable romance characters without turning them into...
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DK Marley
- Sep 21, 2022
- 3 min
Do You Need a "Gandalf" for Your Historical Novel?
Back to using the classic book, The Lord of the Rings, to teach lessons in writing, and this time we are tackling the subject of having a...
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DK Marley
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Does My Protagonist Need a Sidekick? - a Writing Tip from HFC
Henry VIII's Cromwell. Frodo's Samwise. Robin Hood's Little John. This writing tip is about sidekicks in a story. Friends, comrades,...
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DK Marley
- Sep 14, 2022
- 7 min
Special Featured Guest Post - Writing Historical Fiction by Alison Weir
Guest Post for HFC by Best-selling Author, Alison Weir Author Bio: I am a Londoner, born and bred at Westminster, although I have also...
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DK Marley
- Sep 14, 2022
- 6 min
Is Your Villain Believable? - a Writing Tip from HFC
I n historical fiction, everyone loves a good villain. There is a plethora of examples to choose from in the genre, many of whom have...
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