Plot is one of the 7 elements of historical fiction. In the original post outlining these seven elements, I wrote: … the plot has to make sense for the time
Having looked at setting and character, I thought it would be useful to consider world building as it relates to historical fiction. If you’ve read or watched Tolkien’s The Lord
Two weeks ago, in Setting is Like an Iceberg, I included a grouped list of the ingredients that constitute setting – one of the seven elements essential to transporting readers
The most popular post on A Writer of History is about the 7 Elements of Historical Fiction: characters, dialogue, plot, conflict, theme, setting, and world building. Over the next few
Beyond writing historical fiction, Jennifer Robson and I share Toronto as our home town and I was delighted to meet her in person two months ago. Goodnight From London, Jennifer’s latest
S.M. (Stuart) Harris is the author of The Northeast Quarter. He began writing professionally for the theater in 1991 when he was invited by the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York to
While messing around on Google, I found this diagram created by the NHCA Library Media Centre. I don’t think it’s sharply focused enough – too generic. What do you think and
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
