Although Quote by James D'arcy

Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.

— George R. R. Martin

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

— Joseph Boyden

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 novels can be dangerous. We need to be as accurate and as fair about the historical record as we can be, at…

— Edward Rutherfurd

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

I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.

— Tony Kushner

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period…

— Amy Harmon

You'd have to have one hell of an imagination to completely make up a story, but historians are very anal about what they think…

— Dougray Scott

“The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the…

— Thomas Mullen

I like to create imaginary characters and events around a real historical situation. I want readers to feel: OK, this probably didn't happen, but…

— Ken Follett

Real stories - whether in pure fiction or historical - have a certain indefinable power; we are endlessly curious about the past and hungry…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

First and foremost, telling historical stories is very tricky because it is something that is known. It is not like you can tell a…

— Anthony Hemingway