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HistoricalIan McGuire: On Being Inspired by Other AuthorsRobert Lee Brewer
How to Avoid 5 Common Mistakes When Making the Past Come Alive, by Janie Chang
HistoricalHow to Avoid 5 Common Mistakes When Making the Past Come Alive and Writing Historical FictionJanie Chang
HistoricalCarmella Lowkis: Ignore the Voice of Your Self-EditorRobert Lee Brewer
The Power of Presence: Walking the Roads Traveled by Your Historical Characters, by Kelly Scarborough
HistoricalThe Power of Presence—Walking the Roads Traveled by Your Historical CharactersKelly Scarborough
HistoricalJohn Sayles: Push Forward and Get the Rough Story DownRobert Lee Brewer
Irritable Heart: Treating Fictional Trauma Survivors in the 19th Century, by Nancy Bernhard
HistoricalIrritable Heart: Treating Fictional Trauma Survivors in the 19th CenturyNancy Bernhard
HistoricalPaula McLain: Listen to Your ObsessionsRobert Lee Brewer
Down a Rabbit Hole: From Zelda Sayre to Murder in 1920s Manhattan, by Julie Mulhern
Mystery/ThrillerDown a Rabbit Hole: From Zelda Sayre to Murder in 1920s ManhattanJulie Mulhern
Bryn Donovan: On the Power of a High-Concept Story
RomanceBryn Donovan: On the Power of a High-Concept StoryRobert Lee Brewer
From Antiques to Alibis: Why We Love Mysteries Steeped in History, by Connie Berry
Mystery/ThrillerFrom Antiques to Alibis: Why We Love Mysteries Steeped in HistoryConnie Berry
Mystery/ThrillerJulie Mulhern: It’s All About VoiceRobert Lee Brewer
Nick Croydon: Trust in Your Agent
Mystery/ThrillerNick Croydon: Trust in Your AgentRobert Lee Brewer
The Back in Time Job: Historical Fiction as a Heist of Its Own, by Lee Kelly and Jennifer Thorne
HistoricalThe Back in Time Job: Historical Fiction as a Heist of Its OwnJennifer Thorne
A Conversation With Charles Todd on Writing History as Living Story (Killer Writers), by Clay Stafford
Mystery/ThrillerA Conversation With Charles Todd on Writing History as Living Story (Killer Writers)Clay Stafford
Science Fiction/FantasyNatasha Siegel: You Need To Believe in Your Own WorkRobert Lee Brewer
Science Fiction/FantasyAyana Gray: Take Advantage of Your Local LibraryRobert Lee Brewer

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