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Tag: Historical Fiction
The Future of Our Past, a guest post by Lesa Cline-Ransome
There seems like an awfully long distance between the past and future and yet, whether it is 1940 or 2040, the questions I continue to find most intriguing are timeless. Who are we in the worst of times? What does it mean to survive? And, What do we want our world to look like?
Book Review: The Davenports by Krystal Marquis
If this whole series existed right now, I'd tear through it to the exclusion of everything else in my life. An excellent debut about challenging expectations and finding your own path.
Writing a Dystopian Past, a guest post by Lyn Miller-Lachmann
My challenge lay in writing a novel set in a dystopian real world, Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, that was 20 years away from liberation…and still offer hope to the reader.
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Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad #3: The Law of Cavities Blog Tour!
Follow along as we celebrate the release of The Law of Cavities (October 11th) with behind-the-scenes looks from author Valerie Tripp, plus 5 chances to win all 3 books in the Izzy Newton series!
The Perfect Pairing: Historical Fiction & Nonfiction for Tweens, a guest post by Susan J. Austin
Historical fiction helps [kids] see that the past is closer to the present than they ever imagined, that the lives of people who lived long ago are not so different from their own.
Historical Fiction: Getting the Details Right, a guest post by author Kip Wilson
Author Kip Wilson talks about the importance of getting the facts right in historical fiction.
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In the Shadow of Mammothgate: Writing Historical Fiction Without Whitewashing History, a guest post by Betsy Bird
Here then is a hope that in the future we’ll have a different set of expectations. Our children’s books have historically whitewashed the past. Let’s hope that going forward they have the wherewithal to open the eyes of their child readers to what it was really like in the past.
Bringing The City Beautiful to Life, a guest post by Aden Polydoros
Timelines and locations play important roles in THE CITY BEAUTIFUL, set in 1893 Chicago. Explore some of those places in this post.
Book Review: Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna by Alda P. Dobbs
Readers won't soon forget Petra's harrowing story.
Historical Fiction in the Making, a guest post by Rita Williams-Garcia
Who would have thought a “keep it current” and a never “way back in time” writer would be seduced by the lure of history?
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