Crafting Stories From the Past: A How-To Guide for Writing Historical Fiction

Jillianne Hamilton & Mari Anne Christie

Crafting Stories From the Past: A How-To Guide for Writing Historical Fiction takes the reader through the lengthy and difficult process of writing a historical novel from scratch—from deciding when and what to research to using facts to build a fictional historical world.

Co-edited and co-written by PEI author Jillianne Hamilton, this compendium of working knowledge and resources from twelve genre experts illuminates the researching and writing process specific to historical fiction. No matter how many books authors have written or their level of success, they will find new techniques, ideas, tools, and resources to help in their journey.

Crafting Stories From the Past is available May 1 at most e-book retailers. To order a paperback copy, email writer@jilly.ca.