Dramatic Quote by Debra Dean

While researching my first book, I discovered so many fascinating tidbits that I wanted to share them with readers to remind them that while…

— Julie Klassen

Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted,…

— Sara Sheridan

As a fiction writer, of course, you need to take some leeway with certain aspects of history to make the story work.

— Joseph Boyden

I often tell people who want to write historical fiction: don't read all that much about the period you're writing about; read things from…

— Thomas Mallon

Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it…

— Katherine Paterson

I've been told by people who write historical novels that you just sort of write the emotional truth first, the story at the core,…

— Jami Attenberg

Fiction tends to spread farther than nonfiction - and as a filmmaker, it's important to be cognizant of not perpetuating the same old stories.

— Nia DaCosta

I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well.

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

History - the non-fiction version - must inform the fiction to make it truthful; too much of it and your genres are colliding.

— Jon Weisman

The power of story is potent and that's why historical fiction can be an extraordinarily significant way of teaching people logical truth propositions, moves…

— Hank Hanegraaff

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

— George R. R. Martin

I think I'm too lazy a writer to do something like historical fiction. You have to do so much research. I just write what…

— Sarah Dessen