The Problem With Writing A Historic Novel

For the past few months my latest work-in-progress, writing a historic novel, has been on the back burner while we settled into our new home and made a welcome return to the world of hiking and dining. This week, with a lull in both those projects, I decided to return to my writing.

Having been away from it for so long, I began by reading all the preparatory text I’ve written so far. I had completely for...