The writer of historical fiction bears an awesome responsibility--the construction of a balanced story.
In order to write a balanced story one must be knowledgeable about the time, places, people, customs, mores, and religion of which he or she writes. Write about what you know is a proven adage passed from experienced to inexperienced writers. To write what one knows requires a combination of experience and research. Writing from experience is relatively uncomplicated; however, anything outside of experience makes research necessary. I have found research to be complicated, at times expensive, often mundane, and it requires a lot of time and perseverance. It is always compelling since any historical illusion must be structured upon verity. The appropriate blending of facts with fiction produces a believable story. To paraphrase Roberta Gellis, a noted author of historical fiction: If it isn't believable, it probably won't be published; and if it should be published, it will not be successful.
The Harlem Renaissance remains exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 21st Century for the same reason that the many people who lived it found it exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 20th Century. De
The Harlem Renaissance remains exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 21st Century for the same reason that the many people who lived it found it exciting, inspiring, and irresistible in the first half of the 20th Century. De
At last, a middle school version of Simple Steps to Sentence with all new practice exercises, tests, writing connection pages, and answers. Everything you need to teach your students the easy way to analyze sentences. Just print a page at a time, or
