Hey, all. So I'm attempting to outline a novel I'm pretty sure would fall into the historical category--a retelling of Notre Dame de Paris, focused more heavily on the gypsies. Next semester I'm taking a class all about gypsies, so I'm not really worried about that.
But most of my work is YA fantasy, not YA historical. The most historical research I've ever had to do was for a character who happened to be in Italy during the 1600s a long time before the book.
I've been skimming through this section of the forum, trying to find anything relevant to France in the late 1400s, or the history of France in general. Other than that...I'm lost.
So, historical experts--what do you suggest for someone who is just getting into writing a historical novel?
But most of my work is YA fantasy, not YA historical. The most historical research I've ever had to do was for a character who happened to be in Italy during the 1600s a long time before the book.
I've been skimming through this section of the forum, trying to find anything relevant to France in the late 1400s, or the history of France in general. Other than that...I'm lost.
So, historical experts--what do you suggest for someone who is just getting into writing a historical novel?