Tales in the New World: Writing the American or Australian Historical – Beth Henderson
So, bring that Highland laddie, that Irish rogue, the Regency dandy, the Plantagenet or Tudor lord, the roving Viking warrior to one of the New Worlds (the continents of North and South America and Australia all qualify). Force a convicted man or woman, or an indentured one, or a slave onto a ship bound for…well, historically, likely death, but while people around our main characters might greet Death, our heroes and heroines will only have a slight brush with it. Match your hero with a heroine he might never have met in the Old World. It’s still a man’s world in these historical periods, though feisty women no doubt abound as well. They had to survive the challenges, you know. The scenery these characters stride is a bit different, sometimes the language is, but these Europeans from earlier centuries are related to the immigrants that settled large new lands. You can convert them into whatever your story and the time period demand.
Writing the Historical Mystery
To solve a mystery, clearing up that who, what, when, how, and why wasn’t as involved in the past as it is today. Find out what you can and can’t use, and who the cops and sleuths were back in much earlier eras. The time machine will be waiting at the Outreach International’s virtual “door”.
Rejection Guaranteed
Does your story keep getting rejected but you’ve no idea why?
Horse Sense for your Characters
This workshop provides some basic horse sense through the ages, so your horses act more like characters who enrich your story and less like cars or other inanimate transportation objects.