Writing Historical Fiction
Mario Bencastro is the author of The Flight of the Lark. Jose Bernardo is the author of The Wise Women of Havana. Chris Davey is the author of Turner’s Flight.
Moderated by Kenneth Sivulich, director of the Jacksonville Public Library, a panel of authors talked about writing historical fiction and h… read more
Moderated by Kenneth Sivulich, director of the Jacksonville Public Library, a panel of authors talked about writing historical fiction and how they approach the process of mixing historical facts with fiction. They discussed shared difficulties as well as individual approaches to writing in this genre. After their presentations the panelists answered questions from members of the audience.
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