Is There a Tension When You Tell Historical Novels?

I like telling stories rather like someone in a pub telling a joke. It's a matter of timing, holding an audience and building up to a punchline. How do you know when you've nailed it? Well, you never really do. You just hope that you've done the best that you can. I think novels in which a writer preaches to his audience is a very bad thing. In this novel, both sides get an equal crack,. because to be honest, that's the way I feel. The one thing I've learned is you've just got to not overthink it. You're attracted. Why should you be drawn to this particular one? It's because it calls