Historical Fiction for Today's Market
History is an ever-expanding well of inspiration for writers, and today's market for historical fiction is going strong. Agents and publishers are hungry for stories told from new perspectives—and stories that have never been told at all—to feed the demands of an audience looking to make sense of our present reality through the lens of the past. This bundle compiles eight OnDemand webinars packed with advice and experience from bestselling authors of historical fiction, along with one digital Writer's Digest edition, altogether valued at $647.91. For the discounted price of $57.99, you can learn how to write historical fiction that stands up to today's market, while remaining authentic and staying true to your source of inspiration.
Products included in the bundle:
Building a Historical World in Sub-genres (Webinar) - Of all the genres, historical fiction is unique in that it melds together with so many other genres, which gives historical fiction an almost limitless number of subgenres, including historical mystery, historical romance, historical fantasy, historical thriller, and even historical science fiction. In this session, Trisha R. Thomas will share how authors have successfully mined historical sub-genres to show writers how to make their own unique historical stories. ($79.99 value)
Making Historical Characters True to Their Times--Yet Relatable to Modern Readers (Webinar) - Consider all the thoughtful creativity writers use to create a character--personality, motivation, background, and so much more. While developing characters for fiction set in historical times--any time period before the 2000's--writers face an additional challenge: how to balance making characters true to their times yet relatable to modern readers. This session will provide insights, tips, and techniques for historical writers to successfully handle this tricky balancing act. ($79.99 Value)
10 Tips for Writing Accurate and Engaging Historical Fiction (Webinar) - One of the trickiest parts of writing historical fiction is balancing between maintaining historical accuracy and writing a compelling story. In this session, Susan Meissner will guide writers through how to do both with 10 top tips developed while writing more than two dozen critically-acclaimed and bestselling novels. ($79.99 value)
Turning Historical Figures Into Fictional Detectives (Webinar) - USA TODAY Bestselling and Agatha Award-winning Author Amanda Flower will discuss the tricks and tips for turning real life historical figures into fictional characters. Flower is the author of the Emily Dickinson Mystery Series and the Katharine Wright Mystery Series featuring the Wright Brothers. In her talk, she will emphasize the best kind of research, finding the character’s unique voice that honors the person they actually were, and why setting both time and place are essentials to get right to fully understand the historical figure. ($79.99 value)
Strategies for Keeping Historical Fiction Fresh and Innovative (Webinar) - Sometimes the challenge in writing historical fiction is knowing the story a little too well, which can get in the way of telling a really good story. In this session, Amanda Churchill shares strategies for getting outside the story to keep the writing fresh and innovative for readers. ($79.99 value)
Using Historical Facts for Character Development (Webinar) - Historical fiction is a writing genre that often combines a little bit of the real with a little (and maybe sometimes a lot) of the fictional. That can include events, discussions, and characters. In this session, Ryan C. Coleman leads writers through the process of using historical facts to develop engaging characters for historical fiction. ($79.99 value)
Managing the Icky and the Tricky in Historical Fiction (webinar) - Readers love travelling back in time for compelling stories of yore. But creating those stories can come with tricky, and sometimes icky, challenges. How can writers avoid pitfalls such as anachronisms, overly modern attitudes and dialogue, or viewpoints that might offend today's audience? This session will address specific challenges and offer ideas for navigating them so the historical fiction writer can craft stories that balance truths of the past with the need to appeal to modern readers. ($79.99 value)
Structure as Strategy: Building Pace in Historical Narratives (Webinar) - In this session. we'll focus on two pillars of historical writing: pacing and structure. A thoughtful and well-organized structure will guide the reader, even during complex or complicated plot points. It will also allow for information to be shared without the text feeling over-expository. Meanwhile, pacing will work alongside structure to push the plot forward and keep both writer and reader in the narrative sweet spot (not too abrupt, but without lingering too long). ($79.99 value)
Writer's Digest May/June 2025 Digital Edition (Digital Magazine) - No matter what they write, all writers will find themselves researching something at some point in their writing process. And, whether or not writers can identify what inspired their work, the idea had to come from somewhere! In this issue, paired with the ever-popular Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers, you’ll find articles that will help you get inspired and find the resources to make that inspiration work for you. ($9.99 value)
