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Designing Your Plot - Nicola Upson returns!

The Writing Life

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Exploring Character Evolution and Historical Fiction Blending

The chapter delves into the author's process of deciding on the number of books in the series and how the character evolves, shifting from a real-time aging plan to the allure of the 1930s era. It also focuses on blending fact and fiction, discussing research on Josephine Tae and societal changes for women in the 1930s, reflecting on real crime absurdities versus fictional portrayals, and teasing a new novel set in World War II.

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