I was overjoyed (and not a little apprehensive!) when, after a few more conversations and a lot of redrafting, he agreed to take it on. It was batted to and fro between my agent Julian Alexander and I for a couple of years, until it was eventually in a fit state to show Nick. Although I was hard at work on another non fiction book at the time, I gradually developed a concept for a novel based on the fascinating – and at times disturbing – research that I had recently carried out for my book Witches: James I and the English Witch Hunts. On the journey home, I began to jot down some ideas. Nick asked if I’d ever considered writing a novel, and that really got me thinking. Hodder’s Nick Sayers, one of the best fiction editors in the business, happened to be there with another author and we got chatting about the relative virtues of fiction and non-fiction. I read historical fiction all the time and have often dreamed of penning a novel myself, then a chance meeting at Harrogate History Festival a few years ago made that a reality. The publication of my debut novel, The King’s Witch, this June marks the realisation of a long-cherished ambition. Tracy Borman reveals the long process behind her move into historical fiction…
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