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How to combine facts into your fiction
It's been a good week! :) Author Mary Lydon Simonsen was kind enough to write a guest article, How to Weave Factual Research Seamlessly into Your Fictional Storyline, for my site.
Don't miss on the insights shared. Also, her publisher Sourcebooks has very kindly given me two copies of Mary's brand new novel, Searching for Pemberley, for a giveaway too. Just add a comment about Mary's article at the bottom of it to enter. It's free and entries close in a week.
Once I have the plot line and the historical details necessary to fill in the background, I start writing my first draft—what I call my “brain dump.” Included in the first draft are historical references, but I do not make any attempt to weave in the research at that time. It would only slow down character and plot development. It’s probably not until the third draft that I start fleshing out the historical background, which is the part I really enjoy.
Don't miss on the insights shared. Also, her publisher Sourcebooks has very kindly given me two copies of Mary's brand new novel, Searching for Pemberley, for a giveaway too. Just add a comment about Mary's article at the bottom of it to enter. It's free and entries close in a week.
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Just two days left if anyone wants to get their entry in quick for the free book giveaway. You don't need to register. :) We'll be drawing it on Dec 16.
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