Advice on Novel

[millerpsc]

I've been contemplating writing a historical fiction based on the civil war particularly the stonewall brigade. I know there are several people on here that have written and published books so i'm hoping i can get some advice from everyone. I'm all ears

 

[Joshua Horn]

What sort of advice are you looking for? Style, story, publication, etc?

 

[millerpsc]

basically anything. I'm thinking about writing about a young boy who joins the stonewall brigade shortly before 2nd manassas.

 

[Robtweb1]

Start with an outline, just like they taught you in school, and build on that.

Robert

 

[millerpsc]

yeah i've created a timeline of sorts still filling it in with more ideas and details

 

[James B White]

Here's a good forum for writers. It's huge and busy, but there's a novel sub-forum, a historic fiction sub-forum, share-your-work sections for critiques, sub-forum for basic questions, as well as information on marketing to agents and publishers, including what scams to watch out for, so you can pick the area you're most interested in:

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/index.php

 

[millerpsc]

ok thanks i appreciate it