Class Quote by George R. R. Martin

I wanted to be a novelist from a very early age - 11 or 12 - but I don't think I ever thought I…

— Pat Barker

If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters and events,…

— Diana Gabaldon

“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

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

I consider myself a writer who happens to write about history, rather than a historian. I was an English major in college. What I've…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

I like to do the research of history and the creativity of writing fiction. I am creating this thing which I think is twice…

— Philippa Gregory

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

For me, writing historical fiction is all about finding a balance between reading, traveling, looking, imagining, and dreaming.

— Anthony Doerr

I taught English and history, so my education for that really helped prepare me for writing historical fiction.

— Candace Camp

I much prefer writing fiction. History books, for me, are very hard work, very serious.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

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