Another time Quote by Jennifer Armstrong

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

“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 loved reading historical novels when I was young, but I definitely don't think I wrote one. When I read my book through, when…

— Danielle Dutton

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

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

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

— Anthony Doerr

I can see myself wanting to write a historical novel - you don't need to worry about references to reality TV or pop music,…

— Irvine Welsh

Historical novels are, without question, the best way of teaching history, for they offer the human stories behind the events and leave the reader…

— Louis L'Amour

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

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

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

“Historical fiction isn't history in the conventional sense and shouldn't be judged as such. The best historical novels are loyal to history, but it…

— Daniel Aaron