In my post yesterday — “What is Historical Fantasy?” – I touched briefly on the definition of historical fiction. For a more in depth look at this defintion, The Historical Novel Society has an entire section devoted to this topic. There are links to articles that discuss: the rules for historical fiction, the problem of truth […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Writing Resources, Creative Writing on February 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
The following are some medieval history resources I have run across online. Please let me know of any interesting sites you may have found as well.
Internet Medieval Sourcebook - contains many writings by contemporaries of the medieval period
The-ORB: Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies - an academic site for scholars and students; site contains a nice listing […]
Filed under: Medieval History, Writing Resources on February 4th, 2008 | No Comments »
The following is a list of blogs/sites I’m currently subscribed to:
Historical Fiction:
Carla Nayland Historical Fiction - A blog mainly about researching, writing, and reading historical fiction
Elizabeth Chadwick: Living the History - Historical fiction author Elizabeth Chadwick uses this space to discuss her work, her research and share her love of the Middle Ages…and occasionally pontificate on […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Medieval History, Writing Resources, Fiction, Literary News, Fantasy, Creative Writing on January 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The following is a list of medieval resources I have used while writing my novel. This list does not include all the medieval history books I’ve read, not even all the books I have in my library, it’s simply a small selection of the books I feel have been most beneficial throughout the process. Any […]
Filed under: Medieval History, Writing Resources on January 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Writing Resources, Fiction on October 11th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Here are just some of the resources I use for information, references, advice, and tips when writing.
A subscription to Writer’s Digest Magazine (www.writersdigest.com). This always keeps me up-to-date on the latest industry news, and it gives me ideas when it comes to the craft of writing or when thinking about getting published. I recommend subscribing […]
Filed under: Writing Tips, Writing Resources, Creative Writing on August 16th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Each year Writer’s Digest magazine puts out a list of the 101 best websites for writers. Categories include: general writing resources, publishing, challenges/creativity, genre/niche, protecting your work, agent blogs, and a list of writing communities. I’ve looked at a lot of these sights before, and overall, I’ve found the list fairly helpful. I discovered a […]
Filed under: Writing Resources, Creative Writing on August 10th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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