About Quote by Edward M. Lerner

Historical fiction is simply fiction set in the past, and should be judged as such.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

Historical novels are about costumery. I think that's the magic and mystery of fiction. I don't want to write historical fiction but I do…

— Chang-Rae Lee

We've all faced the charge that our novels are history lite, and to some extent, that's true. Yet for some, historical fiction is a…

— Saul David

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt.

— Guy Vanderhaeghe

“Writing historical fiction has many common traits with writing sci-fi or fantasy books. The past is another country - a very different world -…

— Sara Sheridan

“When western books are set in the present, critics seldom call them westerns: the national myth allows the West only a past.”

— Gerald W. Haslam

Incredibly deep research combines with the talents of a fine historian and writer to produce superb narrative history. The true character and relationship of…

— Robert M. Utley

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

— Joseph Boyden

Historical fiction is not only a respectable literary form; it is a standing reminder of the fact that history is about human beings.

— Helen Cam

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

History is the history of human behavior, and human behavior is the raw material of fiction. Most people recognize that novelists do research to…

— Amy Waldman

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