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Research guides
- Arms and Armor for Writers: A Practical Reference Guide
A practical reference guide for fiction writers dispelling myths about weapon weights, harness mobility, and terminology to craft realistic combat.
- How to Research a Historical Novel: An Author Guide
A practical research workflow for novelists, moving from broad period surveys to tactile material culture without falling into worldbuilder paralysis.
- Ireland Research Guide for Fiction Writers
A research guide for fiction writers navigating Gaelic annals, plantation surveys, and folklore archives to ground Irish historical novels in fact.
- Keeping Research Notes for Novelists: Systems, Binders, and Digital Databases
Learn how to organize research notes for a novel using analog binders, index card systems, and digital databases to keep your story moving forward.
- Medieval Daily Life for Fiction Writers: Busting Pop-History Myths
Bust grimdark myths about medieval hygiene, seasonal diets, biphasic sleep, and lighting costs to give your historical fiction grounded, physical texture.
- Medieval England Research Guide for Fiction Writers
A research guide for fiction writers bridging medieval English chronicles and manor court rolls with the sensory realities of daily life.
- Regency Britain Research Guide for Fiction Writers
A research guide for fiction writers stripping away costume-drama clichés to navigate Georgian class boundaries, estate incomes, and travel speeds.
- Regency Forms of Address: A Writer's Guide to British Peerage and Etiquette
Master Regency courtesy titles, social rank, spoken protocols, and letters of introduction to keep historical romance and fiction dialogue accurate.
Craft books
- Brainstorming Tools for Novelists: From Mind Maps to Digital Bibles
A practical guide to fiction brainstorming tools, from analog mind maps and index cards to digital story bibles, without organizational overhead.
- Goal, Motivation & Conflict: The Debra Dixon GMC Method for Novelists
Master Debra Dixon's GMC grid to build airtight character arcs, sharpen scene stakes, and eliminate narrative drag in commercial fiction.
- How to Write a Fiction Synopsis That Sells: A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step method for condensing complex multi-thread novels into a compelling one-to-two-page synopsis with narrative drive and emotional stakes.
- How to Write Fight Scenes: Pacing, Blocking, and Visceral Stakes
Learn how to write visceral fight scenes through emotional stakes, sensory rhythm, and clear spatial blocking rather than blow-by-blow fencing jargon.
- The Best Craft Books on Fiction Technique: An Essential Reading List
A curated reading list of essential fiction craft books, pairing classic masterclasses with the specific structural and sentence flaws they cure.
- Writing Historical Dialogue: Cadence, Etymology, and the Anachronism Trap
Master period cadence and historical dialogue without theatrical thee-and-thou pastiche, modern psychobabble, or anachronistic idioms.