Historical Novel Writing Bring the past to life Course Outline Week 1 -- What’s it all about? Administration Overview of course Historical novels -- why? Types of historical novels The BIG playing field ... Where do you play? The slippery truth Analysis session Week 2 -- What’s out there? Round up of last week Category Historicals vs mainstream vs literary Market demands and research Choosing your market. Choosing your Era, part I Analysis session Week 3 -- Research Round up of last week The aim of research for a novelist Working smarter Researching -- The mechanics Keeping track of references Building a time line Research resources Where to go to find them How much information to take. Picking your story setting Analysis session Week 4--Research becomes plotting.... Round up of last week When to stop researching and start plotting. The critical mass theory. But I haven’t done enough research! Story ideas -- where to get them, if you don’t already have them. Plotting -- How to keep everything authentic Your plot can suggest the era too Plotting how-to A good plot Plotting 101 Authenticity in plots Week 5 -- Character in an historical novel Round up of last week The basic elements of character Character 101 The Dilemma of Historical Novelists Week 6. Go!!! Round up of last week Point of view 101 How POV affects an historical novel Settings throughout history Now start writing Actually writing it! Writing 101 Writing tips Week 7 ....now go slow. Round up of last week Why edit? Editing Editing 101 Citing references Week 8. Now you’ve finished.... Round up of last week Marketing your work -- Back to the future! Marketing 101 File management -- the historian’s self-defense course Building your own resources The next novel Question and answer session Final administration Interesting in doing this course on-line? Mention your preferences when enrolling. Ebooks & Romance Novels * Sherlock Holmes Pastiches * Creative Writing Instruction * Home