Ever wonder about the ‘secret sauce’ behind successful historical sagas like Pachinko, The Thorn Birds and Shogun? Check out my guest post for the Historical Novel Society of North America, condensed from my presentation at the HNS2025 Conference in Las Vegas. I walk you through my pro tips for writing a killer historical saga, pulling examples from new and classic works.
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