Writing Historical Fiction discussion
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Kurt
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Apr 18, 2011 09:20PM
Hi, I'm Kurt Hanson, and I've just finished my first historical novel, The Imperialist: A Novel of the Hawaiian Revolution. It's an ebook for the moment. I'm glad to be here among other historical novelists.
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But I'll do my best.
Would you like to start a new thread with tips on where/how you market your historical fiction? I think that might be of interest to everyone.
Again, welcome!
Hello, I found my way here only today. I live in North Yorkshire in the UK and have been writing for perhaps 12 years - mostly poetry.I then tried a short story; it has been revised more times than I recall - but I learnt a few things on the way.
I never imagined I would try a novel. But during the first session of a creative writing course at Whitby - the tutor calls out: ‘I want a fifty thousand word draft of a novel from you lot by the end of term. You can take the theme: ‘something lost and something found’’.
Hmm! I mutter in my mind. In that case, I won’t be here next week, I’ve only signed on in the hope of honing my poetry; a few bits of free verse, maybe - but not a novel!
But I quite liked the tutor and so handed in a thousand words the next week. He said: 'This is terrific - you have to finish it. But it will be a year out of your life.'
Four years later and it is finished.
Harry Nicholson
http://1513fusion.wordpress.com/
Hi Harry,I have been writing for most of my long life but mainly for the children and then the grandchildren. Most of my family have thought me mad and told me I was wasting my time but I kept writing and then hiding it away. It wasn't until I met Anita Bell and then Rowena Daniells that I found that my writing was good and now I have a book to prove it and now trying to edit all my other stories.
So keep going. You never know what you are able to achieve until you really try.
Good luck.
Thank you, Valerie. Is your book ready to fly?
My book is already flying. LOL.I self published, I am too old to wait for agents and publishers to make up their minds and with the encourage ment of others I jumped in by myself. I am happy with the results so far.
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Don't you love it when instructors who really know their business give you true encouragement? It was my Honours English professor who forced me to write a short-story of any topic, and I chose, "Why I Hate To Write." She didn't buy it. She thought it so good that there was no way anyone could write like that and hate it. Gave me an A.
It's taken me plenty of years to come round, but here I am, still "hating" writing and doing it everyday. LOL.
Again, welcome. I'm so pleased folks are beginning to find us!
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I self published, I am too old to wait for agents and publishers to make up their minds and with the encourage ment of others I jumped in by myself. I am happy with..."
Good on you, girl!
I posted an article about the changing face of traditional publishing a while ago and with the explosion of digital eReaders and Kindle, it's not the same business it was years ago, when DTB ruled. Now we have options, WITHOUT the negative stigma usually attached to self-publishing. Here's hoping the Joe Konraths and Amanda Hockings and Barry Eislers of this world continue to knock down the pre-conceived notions.
It is not flying very high yet but it has only been a couple of weeks since I received them and as I have no transport it is hard for me to get around but my local book shop has taken some to put on their shelf to sell so I am hopeful.
