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On Writing Historical Fiction for the Young
Detail of the cover of Blood and Iron.
Believe it or not, young people are actually interested in learning about the pre-iPod past. The problem is, they often don’t know it. That’s where the historical fiction author comes in. Transforming masses of archived and other written materials into an exciting, true-to-period story, these half-historian–half-storytellers deliver page-turning narratives that educate young readers (without said readers realizing they are learning something).
Torontoist recently corresponded with Young Adult historical authors Paul Yee and Hugh Brewster about the challenges of writing for their target readership.
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