peachesofjoy

Do you actually hold public forums like Leslie Knope does? Also, what does a city planner actually do? AND I NEED TO KNOW: what is zoning???

Hi Paul! One of my favorite books ever is a historical fiction epic set in St Petersburg right at the beginning of WWII. It's actually a trilogy, but the amount of effort the author went through to get everything historically accurate will never cease to amaze me. There were period correct street maps, tiny historic events, everything was so detailed I can't imagine how long it took to compile all the evidence.

My question is: how much research did you conduct to get everything somewhat historically accurate (even though it is fiction!)? What sources were you looking at? Wikipedia or actual history text? Any insight into the process of writing a historical fiction piece would be wonderful! I'll check our River of Ink! :)