Caroline asked Melanie Dickerson:

Hi Melanie, I love your books. I have all of them except for the two newest ones. I love writing fantasy and am trying my hand at writing historical fiction. Most of what I write is for young adults. I was wondering if you have any tips for writing historical fiction? And for writing in general? Thanks, Caroline

Melanie Dickerson Caroline, do your research. You can find amazing ideas for stories in history. And there are tons of great blogs and websites with great articles for writers. One of my favorites is the Seekerville blog, http://seekerville.blogspot.com/ and here are a few more: http://storyworldfirst.com/ http://www.helpingwritersbecomeauthor... http://writerunboxed.com/
And some great books are: The First Five Pages by Noah Lukeman
Goal, Motivation, and Conflict by Debra Dixon
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Browne and King
Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald Maass
The First 50 Pages by Jeff Gerke
Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell
Go Teen Writers by Williamson and Morrill
I wish you all the best with it! God bless.

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