Books Quote by Ned Beauman

I always have a basic plot outline, but I like to leave some things to be decided while I write.

— J. K. Rowling

It was a basic plot in any number of her books: girl strikes out, makes good, finds love, gets revenge. In that order. The…

— Sarah Dessen

In every well-written play the battle rages between the primary powers of Good and Evil, and it is this battle which constitutes the life…

— Michael Chekhov

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

— Matthew Tobin Anderson

I'm not entirely sure what a historical novel absolutely has to be, but you don't want a reader who loves a very traditional historical…

— Danielle Dutton

As far as benefits to reading historical novels, there are several! For one thing, you learn about life in another era. Secondly, these novels…

— Mary Pope Osborne

My first book was a historical novel. I started writing in 1974. In those days, historical novels meant ladies with swelling bosoms on the…

— Hilary Mantel

I don't write fantasy; I write historical novels about an imaginary place.

— Raymond E. Feist

Actually my first eight books were historical novels, but they were never published

— Caroline B. Cooney

“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

The historical novel gives us perspective on our modern lives and helps us connect with the story, which we are continuing ourselves.

— Mary Pope Osborne