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NEORWA April 2009 Online Workshop

CONDUCTING HISTORICAL RESEARCH ONLINE

INSTRUCTOR: Eliza Knight

WHEN: April 6 to April 17 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)

COST: $15 NEORWA members/$20 for all others. www.neorwa.com for registration information or contact Kristine Thompson at thompos@ameritech.net.

WORKSHOP:

There is a plethora of information available online for anybody who wants to look. As a writer of historical fiction, you will often find yourself needing this information. But how do you go about getting it?

This class will teach you the ins and outs of conducting research online. Do you need to find just one little nitty gritty detail or a vast amount of information that directly correlates to your plot? Do you need to know what street Carlton House was on? Or how many guns were on the HMS Impregnable? By the end of this class you should have a grasp on how to get this information.

I will also discuss how to mesh your research into your story so it flows and doesn’t feel “textbook.” Have you ever read a book, where it feels like the author is just regurgitating fact to you, instead of seamlessly mixing it into narrative or dialogue?

After each lesson there will be an assignment, and an opportunity for you to submit a short excerpt from your manuscript in which you’ve used historical fact, for critique.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Eliza is the author of multiple sizzling historical romances and Highlander time travel erotic romance novellas published by The Wild Rose Press. She is a freelance copy editor, Newsletter Editor for Hearts Through History Romance Writers, and President of the Celtic Hearts Romance Writers signature chapter of the RWA. She also volunteers her time as moderator of a critique group and contest coordinator. Eliza is the author of the award-winning blog, History Undressed and has published numerous articles in various newsletters. She presents workshops on history, researching techniques and writing craft, to writing groups online.

To learn more about Eliza, check out her website at www.elizaknight.com.

This post was submitted by Kristine Thompson.

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