Writing Historical Figures with M.B. Zucker
Writing historical figures can be a lot of fun. But it also comes with a lot of expectations. Especially if you have access to resources that will tell you about them. If this is the case, it's essential that you do your best to portray them as accu...
Writing historical figures can be a lot of fun. But it also comes with a lot of expectations. Especially if you have access to resources that will tell you about them. If this is the case, it's essential that you do your best to portray them as accurately as possible. My guest M.B. Zucker endeavored to do that in his book The Eisenhower Chronicles and talks about this in the episode.
Highlights
02:31MMichael's Story
13:40 What is a biographical drama
16:40 Why it's important to portray historical figures accurately
20:30 Writing historical people when you have little info about them
24:03 Keys to consider
26:32 Where to start with a character outline
34:20 Sources to use when doing research
38:33 What elements should you add to a character profile
43:25 Author Action Point
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