How to Write Historical Novels

Written by Michael Legat, who has enjoyed a very successful career as publisher, novelist and tutor/lecturer in Creative Writing, these Guides contain both basic information and thought provoking commentary on the steps needed to succeed as a writer. Carefully organised into logical sections, each chapter covers a wide area through which the reader is taken in steps, whilst ensuring those who have had some experience already are equally catered for and can use the Guides as a reference tool. Whether it is 'where to start', characterisation, 'magic ingredients', research, or just simply how to choose a publisher, along with a host of other useful topics and hints, anyone wanting to write whether for a career, or not, will find these Guides invaluable. There are five published in the series to date:
Basics & Beginnings
Plotting the Novel
How to write a Historical Novel
Writing Your Life Story
Non-Fiction

Contents of this Guide includes Planning, Where and When to begin, Characterisation, Narration, Dialects, Anachronisms, Research, How to tell the story, Beginnings and endings, Dialogue, Sense of Period, Revision, Getting into print and much, much more.