Writing Historical Fiction (includes access to So You Want To Write?)
A special offer from Kill Your Darlings. Learn about how to research and write a work of historical fiction AND access So You Want to Write?
This is a special offer from Kill Your Darlings Writing Workshop. Access both 'Writing Historical Fiction' with Hannah Kent and 'So You Want to Write?' with Hannah Kent and Rebecca Starford for the special price of $198, saving $100!
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Your Instructor
Hannah Kent is the co-founder and publishing director of Kill Your Darlings. Her debut novel, Burial Rites (2013), has been translated into thirty languages and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, the Stella Prize, the Guardian First Book Award, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. It won the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year and the Indie Awards Debut Fiction Book of the Year, amongst others. Hannah’s second novel, The Good People (2016) was shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, the Queensland Literary Awards and the Readings Prize for New Australian Fiction. It is being adapted for film by Aquarius Productions.
Rebecca Starford is the co-founder and publishing director of Kill Your Darlings. Her debut memoir, Bad Behaviour (Allen & Unwin), was published in 2015 and is currently in development with Matchbox Pictures. Rebecca is a former editor at Text Publishing, and has worked for Affirm Press and Australian Book Review. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, Age, and Weekend Australian. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Queensland and is currently working on her second book.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction (0:22)
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StartWhat is Historical Fiction?
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StartSuggest Exercise: Why Write Historical Fiction?
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StartWhy We Read or Write Historical Fiction
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StartYour Teacher: Why I Write Historical Fiction
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StartSuggested Exercise: Why Fiction?
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StartYour Teacher: Ideas for Historical Fiction
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StartSuggested Exercise: What Questions Are You Asking?
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StartSuggested Exercise: Ethical Considerations
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StartEthical Considerations
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StartYour Teacher: Ethical Considerations
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StartSuggested Exercise: Acknowledging and Negotiating Our Ethical Responsibilities
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StartNegotiating Ethical Responsibilities
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StartIntroduction (0:38)
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StartThe Benefits of Research
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StartSuggested Exercise: What Do I Need To Know?
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StartWhat You Need To Know
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StartYour Teacher: What Do I Need to Research?
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StartSuggested Exercise: Brainstorm
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StartWhere Will I Find The Information I Need?
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StartAustralian Libraries and eResources
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StartThe National Library of Australia (NLA)
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StartInternational Libraries
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StartUniversity Libraries
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StartHow to Search a Library Database
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StartYour Teacher: Website Search Engines
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StartSuggested Exercise: Website Search Engines
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StartArchives
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StartMuseums
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StartYour Teacher: Open-Air Museums
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StartMuseum Libraries and Private Collections
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StartSources of Information
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StartOfficial Records
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StartNewspapers
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StartDiaries, Letters, Journals and Logbooks
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StartMaps
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StartPhotographs
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StartFilm
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StartAudio
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StartArt
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StartEncyclopedias and Dictionaries
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StartHistory and Non-Fiction Books
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StartAcademic Papers
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StartHistoric and Contemporary Novels, Plays and Poetry
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StartApproaching People
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StartSuggested Exercise: Writing an Introductory Email
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StartYour Teacher: Writing an Introductory Email
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StartUnderstanding Bias, Prejudice and Motive
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StartWhere Do I Start?
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StartWhen You Can't Find What You're Looking For
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StartSuggested Exercise: How to Record Your Research?
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StartYour Teacher: How to Record Your Research?