Comments on: Writing historical fiction 1 – creating your historical world

By: Fiona Veitch Smith

Fiona Veitch Smith — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:14:44 +0000

Hi Nancy, in historical fiction the characters are made up, even if they are based on real people, so no permission is needed. If you are writing someone’s biography (noon-fiction) then no permission is needed. However, beware that the family may object to your version of events. But you do not legally need their permission.

By: Nancy Tuliszewski

Nancy Tuliszewski — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:00:50 +0000

If the subject is no longer alive, do author’s need permission from the families to write their stories when writing historical fiction?

By: Writing historical fiction 2 - doing the research at The Crafty Writer

Writing historical fiction 2 - doing the research at The Crafty Writer — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:53:15 +0000

[...] RS Downie continues with her second post on Writing Historical Fiction (if you missed the first on creating your historical world, why not check it out first). Ruth is the author of Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls [...]