Am Quote by Philippa Gregory

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

I like writing historical fiction.

— Philippa Gregory

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

— Simon Sebag Montefiore

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

— Joseph Boyden

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

— Anthony Doerr

I like reading history, and actually most authors enjoy the research part because it is, after all, easier than writing.

— Ken Follett

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

I tend to like to read history - recent history, because I find that much more intriguing than just a writer's imagination.

— Jesse Ventura

I like fiction and the kind of history that gives the grace and flavor of fiction to the past. No bloviation on current events,…

— P. J. O'Rourke

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

— Candace Camp

I did go through graduate school and I like to do research, to create something that has a certain objective solidity. The same thing…

— Marilynne Robinson

Writing fiction is very different to writing non-fiction. I love writing novels, but on history books, like my biographies of Stalin or Catherine the…

— Simon Sebag Montefiore