Instructor: Beth Daniels. History, they say, is written by the winners. So how do YOU become a winner when it comes to writing historical fiction? 

In many ways, actually. There are subdivisions in the field that run the gambit from true-to-life depictions to twisted, altered versions of events and outcomes. 

This workshop looks at every angle from which a historical novel can be written and branches into the research necessary, the creation of believable characters, settings, details, and looks at some of the practitioners – the successful ones – in this very diversified genre. We’ll look at some movies and TV series, too, for visuals (though these will not be viewed within the workshop). 

Some of the diversifications include: a historical personage as the main character; fictional characters working with historical personages; and fictional characters within a real historical event or merely within a historical period/society. There are also the distinctions between brutal depictions of war (as in Bernard Cornwall’s Agincourt), a view from the other side (as in C.C. Humphreys’ Jack Absolute series), the many faces of historical romance, the historical setting in mystery, and alternative history in fantasy and science fiction.  

While this workshop deals with romance it is far from limited to just the romance end of the scale. The scope is the entire historical marketplace. A list of publishers of historical novels will be included in the workshop materials. Among things covered are: medieval and renaissance settings, the royals of Europe, European wars, the Colonies (U.S. and Australia), the American West and the Western, Victoriana, Holmes and his brothers-in-deduction, and the 20th century historical. 

The instructor is the author of six historical romances, holds a BA in History, and is a volunteer at one of her local historical sites. She reads voraciously in the historical fiction field, citing George MacDonald Fraser, Bernard Cornwall, C.S. Harris, Georgette Heyer, Kathleen Woodiwiss, and Laura Kinsale among the authors she not only reads but rereads.  

This is set up as a four-week long workshop with reading and searching assignments given once a week. The only prerequisite is an interest in writing historical fiction. The workshop would be open to writers at all levels of their career, although beginners and intermediate level writers would be the main focus. 

Syllabus: 

Week #1 Introduction and overview of the historical novel marketplace/genre.

            Lecture #1 – Determining the focus and voice, the period or era and country.  Doing the research.

            Assignment related to lecture given. 

Week #2 Lecture #2 – Staying true to your period. Looking at how the male authors do it:     Fraser, Cornwall, L’Amour.

            Lecture #3 – A look at the ladies: Harris, Heyer, Gregory.

            Assignment related to the two lectures given. 

Week #3 Lecture #4 – Historical romance

            Lecture #5 – The historical mystery

            Assignment related to lectures given. 

Week #4 Lecture #6 – The alternative historical novel

            Lecture #7 – The marketplace. List of markets given. The wrap-up.

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Beth Daniels is the author of 26 published novels, a number of articles on writing, and a handful of published or soon-to-be published short stories. She has written – or is currently writing – under the pseudonyms Beth Henderson, J.B. Dane, Lisa Dane, and Beth Cruise. Diversification is nearly her middle name for she writes historical romance, romantic-suspense, contemporary romantic comedy, has dabbled in YA, writing seven books based on the Saved By The Bell television series, and is currently deep into a steampunk/fantasy manuscript. Her books have appeared in a dozen languages in over twenty countries, and she’s worked with a baker’s dozen worth of editors, two agents, and seven publishing houses since her first book was published in 1990. 

A past national coordinator of RWA’s Golden Heart contest, she has also been or is currently a member of Novelist Inc., Historical Novelists Society, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of American, and Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. With a BA in History, a MA in English Composition and Rhetoric, and over a dozen years teaching writing, including Novel writing, at local colleges, she comes to the world of online writing workshops with credentials nearly tripping over each other.

Visit her at www.RomanceAndMystery.com for information on titles or forthcoming workshops.