Historical fiction writers and historians are not the same. While a historian stands firmly planted in the present and looks back into the past, a historical novelist sets readers directly in the past and shows them forward. The job of a historical fiction writer is to make readers feel the victories and defeats, joys and pains, as if they were there. James Alexander Thom guides aspiring writers through the creation of historical fiction. He includes...

Thom gives you the tools you need to research and create stories born from the past that will move and inspire modern readers.

"Prepare to do battle against the deadly dragon of writer's block! This inspiring book arms you with over 3,500 HEROIC WAYS to describe the perils of combat, magic, monsters, and more..."--Back cover.