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    A Writer's Guide to History series

    Thanks Devor - I love the idea of us having an 'unusal items' section in each title. We will definitely be including case studies of different society members' lives, so it's very useful to know what it is that people wish to learn from them. Thanks again.
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    A Writer's Guide to History series

    This is brilliant feedback - thank you, it's exactly what we need to know because, as you write, there is a difference between what a fantasy author needs/wants to know about a period and what a historical fiction writer may need to know, or what the general interest reader may want to know...
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    A Writer's Guide to History series

    Thanks, CupofJoe - the idea of publishing guides to the cultures/everyday life in Asia is very exciting to us. I realise you've put from 1500 and earlier, but are there specific eras in each region that you'd be interested in? Thanks again.
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    A Writer's Guide to History series

    Thank you to everyone who has replied so far. This is all extremely useful stuff and obviously I am very pleased to see so much interest being expressed. I'm also very grateful for the suggestions of particular regions and eras outside of those I mentioned in my original post. This is exactly...
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    A Writer's Guide to History series

    Firstly, thank you to Black Dragon for permission to post this query. Hello. I'm a Commissioning Editor at Manchester University Press and I'm hoping you can help me with some research I'm doing for a possible new series for us. As fantasy writers, would you find a series of guides to...
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