"In writing my historical novels, I have to rely upon my imagination to a great extent. I think of it..." — Sharon Kay Penman

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 Novelist • American