Matthew Pearl's Blog

• James James BoBames: The Historical Fiction Name Game

  November 22, 2009

  • Writing historical fiction makes some things easier and some harder. Because some of your characters are likely historical, it saves you the trouble of thinking of names.But sometimes you get stuck with the challenge of repetition. You would never intentionally name two or three characters Frank, for instance, unless that has a point in your story (most writers even avoid having characters whose ...
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• Pop Quiz

  November 10, 2009

  • Here is my latest guest post, at the blog Steele on Entertainment, a bit on the stranger side of writing. Amy Steele is also a member and commenter on this page. While you're there, please check around her blog and bookmark it. Thanks Amy! http://www.steeleonentertainment.com/2009/11/guest-post-matthew-pearl-last-dickens.htmlFoxwoods casino. I've never been there.
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• Why I Never Read

  November 10, 2009

  • Here's a new guest post on the blog for Porter Square Books, a great indie bookstore in my area.http://portersquarebooksblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-i-never-read.html
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