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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James Alexander Thom |
| ISBN: | 9781582975696 1582975698 |
| OCLC Number: | 299713905 |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Description: | 249 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface: Once upon a time it was now -- In the river of time -- History: a distillation of rumor -- A catalytic remark -- Modifying the truth -- Searching and researching -- Old stuff in a new package: history in the computer age -- Genealogy is like the potato -- Taming your research data -- It was a dark and storm night -- Ain't like it used to was -- Songs, smells, and sensations -- Catching the historians -- How much credibility? -- What's then got to do with now? -- How not to write historical fiction -- Around the fire. |
| Responsibility: | James Alexander Thom. |
Abstract:
The historical novelist has a responsibility to make his fiction both meaningful and accurate. This title offers comprehensive instruction ranging from conducting research to character development and world-building to navigating matters of historical license. It instructs readers on how to find and use historical archives.
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