Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. … - Sara Sheridan

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The IRS wants you to use this form because it gets to keep most of your money. So unless you have pond silt for brains, you want the long form.

Sara Sheridan

Historical fiction of course is particularly research-heavy. The details of everyday life are there to trip you up. Things that we take for granted, indeed, hardly think about, can lead to tremendous mistakes.

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The law don't like jazz clubs. No one wants anything to do with that kind of trouble.

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I always thought that bagels and lox was my soul food, but it turns out it's sushi.

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I had never really understood what an adventure life could be, if you followed your heart and did what you really wanted to do, which is what we must all do in the end.

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For me, writing stories set, well, wherever they're best set, is a form of cultural curiosity that is uniquely Scottish - we're famous for travelling in search of adventure.

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I find it inspiring to actively choose which traditions to celebrate and also come up with new ideas for traditions of my own.

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