Researching & Writing Historical Fiction with Larry Feign

Hong Kong International Literary Festival
  • Sun 14-11-2021 3:30 PM - 1 h 30 m

Fringe Underground


$200 (Adult)
$140 (Student)

Synopsis

Join Larry Feign, author of the historical novel The Flower Boat Girl, in a workshop about some of the rules and pitfalls of writing historical fiction, based on his training in historical research, as well as wisdom from masters of historical fiction writing.  Topics include:
 
  • The research rabbit hole;  ranking primary, secondary and unreliable sources
  • Developing your Historical Bullshit Detector
  • The history is not the story
  • How much can you make up? Don’t contradict what is known
  • Avoiding the “fatal cheapness” of historical fiction
  • The challenges of writing archaic dialogue
 
With Larry and other participants, you’ll examine one or more historical events, discover the story in them, and create a research and writing plan.
 
  • Number of places: 20
 
Featuring 
Larry Feign is an award-winning writer and artist based in Hong Kong.  He is the author of numerous books for adults and children.
 
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