tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post1381758109484430167..comments2024-01-08T15:48:48.367-05:00Comments on Donna Russo Morin: WHY HISTORICAL FICTIONDonna Russo Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-84461154249363083532012-01-20T13:03:39.025-05:002012-01-20T13:03:39.025-05:00Lyn...can you imagine the dynamics of such a class...Lyn...can you imagine the dynamics of such a classroom? Wonderful! My children have often told me how much more they've learned about history from me and my books than in all their years of school (and both are in college now).Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-17262475085911730902012-01-20T13:01:58.039-05:002012-01-20T13:01:58.039-05:00Totally agree, Jessica. I think it accounts for th...Totally agree, Jessica. I think it accounts for the increased interest in historical fiction during hard times.Donna Russo Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04159064474348180030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-23670196924346941462012-01-19T19:21:21.498-05:002012-01-19T19:21:21.498-05:00I found that my historical voice is my strongest. ...I found that my historical voice is my strongest. I love to write accurate historical novels because I'm at heart a lover and teacher of history. I wish they'd teach history through well researched novels--who could resist it then?Lyn Cotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366375647118584580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72191558030080712.post-87939712142871858182012-01-19T09:17:56.055-05:002012-01-19T09:17:56.055-05:00I love reading why other writers are drawn to the ...I love reading why other writers are drawn to the things they pen! <br /><br />For me, I write historical fiction because I love seeing the similarities between now and then. That, despite different mores and political systems and cultural attitudes, people are people. We still fear the same things people feared then, we still hope for the same things, and we still make the same mistakes. Sometimes these things are easier to see against a historical backdrop.Jessica Brockmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.com