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Writing Historical Fiction That Is NOT Set in WW II


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“Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories. ~ Roger C. Shank, Cognitive Scientist

Bio: Cheryl King is a dyslexia therapist and author of teen historical fiction Sitting on Top of the World, a 2022 Eric Hoffer YA winner, First Horizon winner, and Grand Prize finalist. The sequel is Under the Paw Paw Trees. She also is enjoying various flash fiction contests. Readers can learn more at https://CherylKingWritesThings.com. Be sure to sign up for Cheryl’s monthly newsletter.

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Cheryl’s books: Sitting on Top of the World, Under the Paw Paw Trees

October in the Earth, Olivia Hawker

Chasing Eleanor, Kerry Chaput

1000 Word Flash Fiction Contests

Bud Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis

Authors in Grocery Stores

The Paris Library, Janet Skeslien Charles

The Silent Patient, Alex Michaelides

The Project, Courtney Summers

Priestess of Ishana, Sorcery in Alpara, Of Kings and Griffins, Flights of Treason, Judith Starkston

The Lost Apothecary, Sarah Penner

The Dictionary of Lost Words, Pip Williams

Eric Hoffer Book Award, First Horizon Award

HFC (Historical Fiction Company) Book Awards

Reese’s Book Club

Cheryl’s TikTok campaign, Dear Reese

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