Finding Abraham Hyman, Sr.: The Silence of the Ledger
Originally published as a two-part series, “The Will of Thomas Hyman,” in July 2015 on the blog In Black and White:…
Originally published as a two-part series, “The Will of Thomas Hyman,” in July 2015 on the blog In Black and White:…
Move beyond names and dates. This four-layer framework uses primary sources to ground character interiority in the historical record. Discover how participating in the 10-Month “Ink Masters” Program alerted me to my novel’s Kryptonite, and learn the specific research techniques you can use to bridge the gap between archival data and human experience.
Learn how to bridge the gap between cold archival data and the living breath of a character. By applying psychological frameworks to fragments found in court records and legal bonds, we can reverse-engineer distinctive personalities and transform 19th-century skeletons into three-dimensional historical personae.