Dear Writer-who-shall-not-be-Named
You maybe should have read some modern historical fiction before writing your novel. You pulled basic research together with the skill of someone who has done it many times before, but you forgot to pull in accurate telling detail. Accurate telling detail (the small things, the illuminating things) can bring a novel to life. It's standard for modern historical fiction writers and, indeed, a great deal of good historical fantasy. Because you skimped, you've...
Published on June 01, 2010 08:49