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Page 78
... fiction , the article writer often adopts the fiction writer's techniques : setting the scene , using dialogue , flashbacks , transitions , specific description and characterization - everything which will show rather than tell the ...
... fiction , the article writer often adopts the fiction writer's techniques : setting the scene , using dialogue , flashbacks , transitions , specific description and characterization - everything which will show rather than tell the ...
Page 103
... fiction , start out with a few fundamental rules in mind : 1. Don't distort history but weave your fictional theme into the historical background . Use your research material sparingly . 2. Give a faithful picture of customs ...
... fiction , start out with a few fundamental rules in mind : 1. Don't distort history but weave your fictional theme into the historical background . Use your research material sparingly . 2. Give a faithful picture of customs ...
Page 104
... fiction depends greatly on the writer's ability to create an authentic atmosphere in another time , another place . Although the general women's magazines seldom publish histori- cal fiction , there are other markets . Among them are ...
... fiction depends greatly on the writer's ability to create an authentic atmosphere in another time , another place . Although the general women's magazines seldom publish histori- cal fiction , there are other markets . Among them are ...
Contents
Writing History For Todays Readers | 1 |
Using your own experience Things you see Conversations with | 19 |
The Historian As Explorer | 48 |
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