How to do Research for Historical Fiction with Jodi Daynard
Doing research for historical fiction can be one of the most fun and most frustrating parts of writing in this genre. You love history as a historical fiction author, but how do you not bag down the story with the facts? How do you avoid going down ...
Doing research for historical fiction can be one of the most fun and most frustrating parts of writing in this genre. You love history as a historical fiction author, but how do you not bag down the story with the facts? How do you avoid going down rabbit holes? And where do you find good quality information about your subject? Jodi Daynard will answer these questions and more in this episode.
Highlights
01:53 Jodi's Author Journey
07:05 Jodi's Process for fact gathering
13:34 List of research resources
18:24 What are you looking for when you visit a location?
22:09 Maps and Artwork
25:32 Time spent researching vs. the amount of info used
28:12 Organising your research
30:13 Syncing your chapters with your research
32:47 Jodi's must-have facts
36:43 How to avoid outweighing the story with the history
41:39 Ensuring accurate portraits of historical figures
43:34 What to include in an Author's Note
46:36 Avoiding the Research Rabbit Hole
53:17 Author Action Point
Check out the Show Notes page for more including a list of research resources.