https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2690/the-elements-of-a-good-history-book---videoen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2690/the-elements-of-a-good-history-book---videoFri, 03 Mar 2017 14:52:57 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:42f78ec3-be27-47ab-b41c-2ab39b29b1b6Richard Zackshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2690/the-elements-of-a-good-history-book---video#commentsCurrent Revision posted to Researching Your Idea by Richard Zacks on 3/3/2017 2:52:57 PM<br /> <div class="asl-wikipage-body"> <div class="asl-wikipage-summary">Richard Zacks thinks history books should be written like novels and paced for excitement. The author of &quot;Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt&#39;s Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York&quot; does just that, gathering facts chronologically, but he looks for the best way to structure and tell the story, often drawing from fiction technique to develop a compelling plot and characters. The trick: don&#39;t fudge a detail or insert dialogue or plot changes. You don&#39;t want to change history, just tell it in an exciting way.</div> <div class="asl-wikipage-media"><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-00-62/TheElementsOfAGoodHistoryBook.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheElementsOfAGoodHistoryBook.mp4</a></div> </div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: History, Nonfiction, video</div> https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2690/the-elements-of-a-good-history-book---video/revision/1Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT809ccca5-04d2-44bf-8f5c-ff0a6d33c80b:42f78ec3-be27-47ab-b41c-2ab39b29b1b6Richard Zackshttps://www.authorlearningcenter.com/writing/i-have-an-idea/w/researching-your-idea/2690/the-elements-of-a-good-history-book---video#commentsRevision 1 posted to Researching Your Idea by Richard Zacks on 12/14/2016 12:00:00 AM<br /> <div class='asl-wikipage-body'><div class='asl-wikipage-summary'>Richard Zacks thinks history books should be written like novels and paced for excitement. The author of "Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Quest to Clean Up Sin-Loving New York" does just that, gathering facts chronologically, but he looks for the best way to structure and tell the story, often drawing from fiction technique to develop a compelling plot and characters. The trick: don't fudge a detail or insert dialogue or plot changes. You don't want to change history, just tell it in an exciting way. </div><div class='asl-wikipage-media'><a href="https://www.authorlearningcenter.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver.wikis.components.files/00-00-00-00-62/TheElementsOfAGoodHistoryBook.mp4">www.authorlearningcenter.com/.../TheElementsOfAGoodHistoryBook.mp4</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div> <div style="font-size: 90%;">Tags: History, Nonfiction, video</div>