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March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 JES HaysOn Writing

Historical Research for the Author

As a writer of historical fiction, I’m always researching. It’s not just the big picture, either. Sure, I need to know the basics of life in the late 1800s, but […]

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 JES HaysOn Writing

Historical Fiction 101

The technical definition of historical fiction is “a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past.” That’s pretty vague, but then again, the […]

September 10, 2014 JES HaysOn Writing

Researching the Past

Research is a big part of any author’s life, but even more so for those of us who write historical fiction. Today, it’s even easier to do this research. You […]

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