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Writing Historical Fiction

DONNA RUSSO MORIN

Writing Historical Fiction

DONNA RUSSO MORIN

$229.99

11/21/2024 - 12/19/2024

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Whether history is a backdrop to your story or the focus of the story itself, this workshop will provide you with the tools to find the facts you need, organize the data in a functional manner, and merge that data seamlessly into your novel. You'll discover the appropriateĀ level of historical data to include as a function of a particular writing goal, learn the definition of historical markers and how and where to unearth them, and uncover the tools to integrate history, research, and the fiction plot arc. Most of all, find out how to honor verisimilitudeā€”the goal of any historical writingā€”and avoid the dreaded anachronism. You'll learn to write scenes utilizing historical markers that further the plot and put your reader firmly in the place, time, and setting.

This class contains two bonus tutorials!

$229.99

11/21/2024 - 12/19/2024

Enroll Now

Whether history is a backdrop to your story or the focus of the story itself, this workshop will provide you with the tools to find the facts you need, organize the data in a functional manner, and merge that data seamlessly into your novel. You'll discover the appropriateĀ level of historical data to include as a function of a particular writing goal, learn the definition of historical markers and how and where to unearth them, and uncover the tools to integrate history, research, and the fiction plot arc. Most of all, find out how to honor verisimilitudeā€”the goal of any historical writingā€”and avoid the dreaded anachronism. You'll learn to write scenes utilizing historical markers that further the plot and put your reader firmly in the place, time, and setting.

This class contains two bonus tutorials!

Course outline

Course outline

Each session includes written and video lectures, creative exercises to further your learning, supplemental resources, and a writing assignment to turn in for personalized feedback from your instructor.

Meet theĀ instructor

Donna Russo Morin

Donna Russo Morin is the internationally published author of six multi-award-winning historical novels includingĀ Portrait of a Conspiracy: Da Vinciā€™s DisciplesĀ Book One (a current finalist in Foreword Reviews BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR), andĀ The Kingā€™s Agent, recipient of a starred review inĀ Publishers Weekly. Her latest release,Ā The Competition: Da Vinciā€™s DisciplesĀ Book Two (April 25, 2017, an Editorā€™s Choice, Historical Novel Society Review) continues to follow the adventures and traumas of a clandestine group of women artists set during the height of the Italian Renaissance. Donna teaches writing courses at her stateā€™s most prestigious adult learning center and has presented at national and academic conferences for over ten years.Ā 

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