Book Haven discussion

Read a short Guest Post about the importance of research when writing historical fiction. Here’s the link: https://letthemreadbooks.blogspot.com/ The Post is written by the authors of the historical novel ‘In A Town Called Paradox’, set in Utah in the 1950s when the Big Five Hollywood studios arrived to film their blockbuster movies. Read some samples pages at http://www.amzn.com/B08LG9XZL9

Thanks for sharing this! Research is also important when writing science fantasy, to have realistic world-building.

"At the same time, we needed to make sure the detail we used enhanced our characters as well as their story. It could not be allowed to slow the action; but needed to blend in so our readers would unknowingly absorb it."
This is the part I feel a lot of historical fiction works lack. There's lots of description for description's sake and that is used with the purpose of trying to get readers into the time period, but it's often not smooth and sticks out. It easily becomes distracting if it's not carefully crafted.
I'm glad they made that point.