Cherri Buijk - Why Is Historical Fiction So Hard?

The Good Writing podcast welcomes its first guest, short story writer and fellow MFA friend Cherri Buijk, to discuss historical fiction.

What makes historical fiction feel authentic? We discuss freewriting about the parts of history that you can’t wrap your head around and resisting the temptation to moralize.

• A Mercy by Toni Morrison (2008)
• Toni Morrison’s Paris Review interview about her writing process: “Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134” 
• “Girl with Rope” by Cherri Buijk in Catamaran Literary Reader

Good Writing is a podcast where two MFA friends read like writers and lay out craft ideas for fellow writers to steal. Co-hosted by Emily Donovan and Benjamin Kerns.

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