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Recreating Daily Life in Historical Mysteries

Presented by: Charles Finch | Eleanor Kuhns | Emily Brightwell | Laura Brennan | S. K. Rizzolo | Susanna Calkins
Categories: Authors | Historical Fiction | Worldbuilding

Charles Finch, Eleanor Kuhns, Emily Brightwell, Laura Brennan, S. K. Rizzolo, and Susanna Calkins discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of writing mysteries set centuries ago. Topics include recreating daily life, capturing period voice, and making historical settings feel immediate and real.

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