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The Art of the Author's Note, by Stephanie Dray and Laura Kamoie
HistoricalThe Art of the Author’s Note: Honesty, Magic, and Everything You Don’t Put in the NovelLaura Kamoie
Eve J. Chung: On Finding Surprises in Historical Fiction Research
HistoricalEve J. Chung: On Finding Surprises in Historical Fiction ResearchRobert Lee Brewer
HistoricalNicola Harrison: Shared Vulnerability Creates ConnectionRobert Lee Brewer
Writing Science Fiction & FantasyMoorea Corrigan: Finished Is Better Than PerfectRobert Lee Brewer
HistoricalJudy Batalion: I Never Feel Like My Work Is CompleteRobert Lee Brewer
InterviewsIvy Cassidy: On Magic and InheritanceMoriah Richard
HistoricalIzzy Broom: I Write to ConnectRobert Lee Brewer
How to Use Multiple Point of View Characters to Create a Fully Developed Historical Setting, by Shelley Noble
CharacterHow to Use Multiple Point of View Characters to Create a Fully Developed Historical SettingShelley Noble
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

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