Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.
George R. R. MartinSome men want whores on the eve of battle, and some want gods. Jon wondered who felt better afterward.
George R. R. MartinI never finished any of my early stories. They were all beginnings, an endless number of beginnings.
George R. R. MartinMy old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.
George R. R. MartinOne of the big breakthroughs, I think for me, was reading Robert A. Heinlein's four rules of writing, one of which was, 'You must finish what you write.' I never had any problem with the first one, 'You must write' - I was writing since I was a kid. But I never finished what writing.
George R. R. Martin