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Historical Fiction

How to Fictionalize Your Family

July 29, 2025

How to Fictionalize Your Family

July 29, 2025

Linda Ulleseit, an award-winning author of historical fiction, shares tips and tricks for fictionalizing your family. Everyone has a story! The themes that run through family stories can have universal…

Historical Fiction: The Story Comes First

November 15, 2022

Historical Fiction: The Story Comes First

November 15, 2022

As writers of historical fiction, we might be tempted to believe our job is to teach readers about a certain event or era. While that might be part of what…

Spinning a Yarn out of History: How to Craft a Plot from your Historical Obsession

February 24, 2022

Spinning a Yarn out of History: How to Craft a Plot from your Historical Obsession

February 24, 2022

By E. C. Ambrose Some of the most compelling fiction arises out of the writer’s engagement with a narrow aspect of history. It might be an event with an exciting…