Writing Historic Fiction

I just read a good essay on writing historic fiction, and I thought I'd share it here:

http://forum.teachingbooks.net/?p=3207

(At least, I hope this link works--I had to type it, since this website continues to refrain from allowing me to copy and paste.)

The article is by Avi, a major writer of children's fiction.

I sometimes write historic fiction, particularly historic fantasy.