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Seven Rules for Writing Historical Fiction

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By Elizabeth Crook

We grow up being told to “write” what we “know”, but history is the unknown. You have to learn almost everything about a period and the social customs just to get your characters out of their beds, (or off of their skins,) and feed them breakfast.

Rule #1: Sweat the Small…

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    also applies for...fantasy stories. Watch out for attitudes