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The Verb at Hay Festival: How to write a Novel

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The Importance of Domestic Detail in Historical Fiction

Historical fiction is about unheard and under-heard women's stories, says Kate Moss. You cannot put your 21st century views into those characters, writes Douglas Stewart. They have to be utterly off their time and authentically off their time, but always remembering that they are us, she adds.

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