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HISTORICAL FICTION ~ SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR WRITERS OF THE GENRE

This page is dedicated to authors who write historical fiction in all categories. The editor and contributors of Stepping Stones Magazine for Writers believe that readers are hungry to read novels based in Britain and Europe, with courageous heroes and virtuous heroines, stories that break from the rules of formula fiction, and are more literary in the tradition of true storytelling.

THE ART OF CRAFTING HISTORICAL FICTION

How To Write Historical Fiction:
http://www.howtodothings.com/hobbies/a4245-how-to-write-historical-fiction.html

Historical Fiction: Who Rules? Researcher or Storyteller by Caro Clarke:
http://www.caroclarke.com/historicalfiction.html

Seven Rules for Writing Historical Fiction
http://www.elizabethcrookbooks.com/articles/historical_fiction.htm

English Titles:
http://members.shaw.ca/jobev/title.html

Advice on Novel Writing by Crawford Killian:
http://www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/

Links Supporting Historical Fiction
~ Literary ~ Romantic ~ Suspense ~ Mystery ~

InSpire ~ The Musings of a Historical Fiction Writer
http://inspire-writer.blogspot.com/

The Historical Fiction Society:
http://historicalfictionbooks.ning.com/

'British Missives': An e-newsletter devoted to the savoring of all things British, with snippets from writers of historical fiction. Subscription is free. Send a request to stenzel1@valornet.com

Historical Fiction / Writers Network at Ning:
http://historicalfictionbooks.ning.com/

The Copperfield Review:
http://www.coachlightpress.com/bygone/index.shtml

ByGone Days:
http://www.coachlightpress.com/bygone/index.shtml

Confessions of a Head Hopper :
http://confessionsofaheadhopper.blogspot.com/

The EACH historical fiction project in Great Britain:
http://www.historicalfiction.org.uk/index.htm

Historical Fiction: A website dedicated to fans of historical fiction:
http://www.historicalfiction.org/

Historical Fiction UK:
http://historicalromanceuk.blogspot.com/

Historical Fiction Books: A network at 'Ning' for authors, publishers, and readers of historical fiction: http://historicalfictionbooks.ning.com/

History Links

Maryland History: http://www.marylandtheseventhstate.com/

Fort Frederick / A Fortress built along the Potomac at the onset of the French & Indian War:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/ftfrederickhistory.html

This day in Carolina History: http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/today-in-carolina-history

Britannia History / A fantastic website full of insightful information: http://www.britannia.com/history/

Send in your links to rpkg at comcast.net

SUGGESTED READING

http://www.worldware.com/persia/historical.htm

http://www.amazon.com

http://www.writing-life.com/books/index.html

The Classics ~Free Reads____________

Jane Austen's novels http://austen.thefreelibrary.com/

Charlotte Bronte / Jane Erye http://www.literature.org/authors/bronte-charlotte/jane-eyre/

George Elliot / Middlemarch http://www.literature.org/authors/eliot-george/middlemarch/

Charles Dickens / A Tale of Two Cities: http://www.literature.org/authors/dickens-charles/two-cities/

Mark Twain's novels http://twain.thefreelibrary.com/

Anne Bronte / The Tenant At Wildfell Hall http://www.literature.org/authors/bronte-anne/the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall/

THE CREAM OF THE CROP
Best-selling Authors ~ Emerging Authors ~Their Sites ~ Their Books
Chosen by Stepping Stones Magazine

North American Authors

Angela Hunt http://www.angelahuntbooks.com/

Michelle Moran http://www.michellemoran.com/
Geraldine Brooks http://www.geraldinebrooks.com/
Sara Donati http://www.saralaughs.com/
Philip Lee Williams http://philipleewilliams.com/news/honor.htm
Brodi Thoene http://www.thoenebooks.com/

Bonnie Toews http://www.bonnietoews.com
Julieanne Douglas http://writingren.blogspot.com/
J.M. Hochstetler http://www.jmhochstetler.com
Lucia St. Claire Robson http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/

British Authors

Elizabeth Chadwick http://www.elizabethchadwick.com/#novels
Phillipa Gregory http://www.philippagregory.com/
Amanda Grange http://www.amandagrange.com/
Kate Tremayne http://katetremayne.com/
Tracie Chevalier http://www.tchevalier.com/

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HisWriters Online Writers Group
A Gathering of Historical Fiction Writers

(These writers are published through traditional publishers, each having excellent reviews, and a dedication to increasing the popularity of quality historical fiction)