In writing my historical novels, I have to rely upon my imagination to a great extent. I think of it as ‘filling in the blanks.’ Medieval chroniclers could be callously indifferent to the needs of future novelists. But I think there is a great difference between filling in the blanks and distorting known facts. Sharon Kay Penman Read Quote
My novels about medieval Wales were set in unexplored terrain; my readers did not know what lay around every bend in the road. Sharon Kay Penman Read Quote
I do not set specific work hours as some writers do. I generally stay with a chapter until I am satisfied, do very little rewriting, and if a scene is going well, I’ve been known to keep night owl hours. Sharon Kay Penman Read Quote