So history is fertile territory for me and I think I could feel happy with any period of history, provided I had the right sources and the necessary time for the initial research.
Rose TremainAny setting can potentially acquire this vividness. It slowly arrives during the period of research, until it is as immediate to me as my own real surroundings.
Rose TremainIn the planning stage of a book, don't plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.
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