Dayle A. Dermatis is the author or coauthor of many novels (including snarky urban fantasy Ghosted and YA lesbian romance Beautiful Beast) and more than a hundred short stories in multiple genres, including fantasy and SF, romance, mystery, thriller, and YA.

Called the mastermind behind the Uncollected Anthology project, her short fiction has been lauded in many year's best anthologies in erotica, mystery, and horror, as well as Publisher's Weekly. Her romance has been published in Heart's Kiss and various Fiction River anthologies, among others.

Dayle eloped properly in Gretna Green, Scotland, rode off on the back of a motorcycle, and hasn't looked back since except to smile and sigh happily. Unsurprisingly, she writes romances that are sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy, sometimes spooky, and sometimes funny, but will always make you smile and sigh happily.

An unabashed romantic, she lives in a historic English-style cottage with a wild and fae back garden, and whenever she can, she travels the world for inspiration and loses herself in music.

She'd love to have you over for a virtual cup of tea or glass of wine at DayleDermatis.com, where you can also sign up for her newsletter and support her on Patreon.

Researching History for Fantasy Writers by Dayle A. Dermatis

Narnia. Pern. Fillory. Oz. Earthsea. Middle Earth. Fionvar.

Fantasy fans read to escape to another world. Your job as a writer is to make that world so compelling, they never want to leave.

Here's a book to get you thinking about the historical details to use and the concepts to ponder in order to create rich, chewy, and believable fantasy worlds. Filled with trivia, tidbits, and a slew of resources, and written in a light, engaging style, Recreating History for Fantasy Writers is a must-read for any author of high fantasy.

Bestselling author and historical re-creationist Dayle A. Dermatis has lived in the UK and traveled extensively in Europe, plus she has a lot of knowledgeable friends. She wants more amazing, fully realized fantasy worlds to fall into.

 
 

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Excerpt

Do you have to be accurate to a time period or place? Of course not, you're writing fantasy, not history.

Do you have to know every detail before you start writing? Hell no.

But if you learn how to study history, you'll have a lot of those details and concepts in your head before you ever start writing.

This isn't a book about writing about a particular time period or place.

This isn't a book about writing historical fiction.

This is a book about finding details in historic time periods to make your worlds come alive, and avoiding clichés and obvious mistakes.

This is a book to help you create rich, chewy fantasy worlds your readers will believe in, fall into, and ideally never, ever want to leave.

(Note: If this isn't enough, please let me know and I'll send more.)