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Historical Novels Quotes

Back in my 20s, when I wrote ‘A Place of Greater Safety,’ the French Revolution novel, I thought, ‘I’ll always have to write historical novels because I can’t do plots.’’ But in the six years of writing that novel, I actually learned to write, to invent things Picture Quote #1

Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital Picture Quote #1

I don’t separate my books into historical novels and the rest. To me, they’re all made-up worlds, and both kinds are borne out of curiosity, some investigation into the past Picture Quote #1

As far as benefits to reading historical novels, there are several! For one thing, you learn about life in another era. Secondly, these novels help us to develop a deeper understanding of the legacy of women who came before us and the strides made by our ancestors Picture Quote #1

Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at the same time as creating our fictional characters and, hopefully, telling a good story. The challenge is weaving the fiction into the history Picture Quote #1

I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks Picture Quote #1

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Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published Picture Quote #1

I don’t write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place Picture Quote #1

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission Picture Quote #1

Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present Picture Quote #1

I feel like it’s hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well Picture Quote #1

I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end Picture Quote #1

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Back in my 20s, when I wrote ‘A Place of Greater Safety,’ the French Revolution novel, I thought, ‘I’ll always have to write historical novels because I can’t do plots.’’ But in the six years of writing that novel, I actually learned to write, to invent things (Historical Novels Quotes) Like most little girls, I found the lure of grown-up accessories astonishing - lipstick, perfume, hats and gloves. When I write female characters in my historical novels, getting these details right is vital (Historical Novels Quotes) I don’t separate my books into historical novels and the rest. To me, they’re all made-up worlds, and both kinds are borne out of curiosity, some investigation into the past (Historical Novels Quotes) As far as benefits to reading historical novels, there are several! For one thing, you learn about life in another era. Secondly, these novels help us to develop a deeper understanding of the legacy of women who came before us and the strides made by our ancestors. (Historical Novels Quotes) Writing historical novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at the same time as creating our fictional characters and, hopefully, telling a good story. The challenge is weaving the fiction into the history. (Historical Novels Quotes) I hated historical novels with fluttering cloaks (Historical Novels Quotes) Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published (Historical Novels Quotes) I don’t write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place (Historical Novels Quotes) Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission (Historical Novels Quotes) Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present (Historical Novels Quotes) I feel like it’s hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well (Historical Novels Quotes) I’ve been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core, and then you go back and research it at the end (Historical Novels Quotes)