Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction

Emma Darwin

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Teach Yourself
10 May 2016

Language: reference & general; Creative writing & creative writing guides

Do you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory? Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction, whatever your favorite style and era.

Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity, this book is an essential guide to mastering the practicalities of writing historical fiction, showing you where to start with research, developing your plots, and convincingly and imaginatively capturing the voices of the past.

Using Snapshots designed to get you writing quickly, Key Ideas to help crystallize thought, and a wealth of supplementary materials, this indispensable guide will have you telling amazing and rich historical stories in no time. You'll learn to research and plan your story, practice developing characters and settings, perfect your characters' voices, and transport the reader to another era.

ABOUT THE SERIES

The Teach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their stories. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises, and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, at tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.

By: Emma Darwin
Imprint: Teach Yourself
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 164mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 224g
ISBN: 9781473609662
ISBN 10: 1473609666
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 10 May 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emma Darwin is the author of several successful historical novels, including The Mathematics of Love and A Secret Alchemy (Headline Review, 2008). The great-great-granddaughter of Charles, she also writes short fiction, and has had her stories published and broadcast. She has appeared at literary festivals from Hay on Wye to New Zealand, and she teaches, lectures and blogs. She is an associate lecturer at the Open University, teaching creative writing.

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