Inside a Dog Index

I’ve just finished a month of blog posts at Inside a Dog, the website of the Centre for Youth Literature, so I thought I’d post the links to each post here, for my own reference and for the benefit of anyone else who might be interested.

Introduction

How To Write a Historical Novel in Seven Easy Steps

1. Think up a good idea for a story

2. Do lots of research

3. Get organised

4. Write lots of words

5. Edit, edit, edit

6. Gaze upon the efforts of the designer and typesetter

7. Admire your finished book

More About Writing a Historical Novel

Planning vs Not Planning

Real People in Historical Fiction

Same Book, But Different (editing for an international readership)

Life in Wartime

Keep Calm and Carry On

Looking Good in Wartime, Part One

Looking Good in Wartime, Part Two

Eating Well in Wartime

Blackout

Animals at War

An End and a Beginning

I promise my next blog post will not mention the FitzOsbornes. Or the Second World War.