tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post7150293836796922834..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Reading historical fiction in search of meaning, a guest post by Linda Kass, author of Tasa's SongSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-32174262384959191742016-05-04T09:14:04.444-05:002016-05-04T09:14:04.444-05:00The importance of research cannot be over-stated. ...The importance of research cannot be over-stated. I have found reading a story can be jarring when the characters do something for no particular reason ... the motive must be apparent, especially in historical fiction where the writer must follow the facts, and puzzling out the motivation isn't always clear. Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.com