Rules for Historical Fiction – Edward Rutherfurd

Originally posted on A Writer of History:

In May I had the pleasure of

interviewing

Edward Rutherfurd

during the launch of his latest novel,

PARIS

. In preparation, not only did I read PARIS, but I also trolled the internet for perspectives on Rutherfurd’s writing and, of course, visited his

website

for biographical information and other tidbits.

One page on the website caught my eye: Rules for Writing Historical Novels. Here they are:

Don’t invent history. (You can add characters and incidents...