How I Fell in Love with Writing Historical Fiction

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 11:30 am to 01:00 pm UTC-04:00

Belltower Cultural Center | Bangor

Belltower Cultural Center - Martins Creek, PA
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How I Fell in Love with Writing Historical Fiction
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Falling Hard For the Dead Guys or How I Fell in Love with Writing Historical Fiction by award winning author Elvira Woodruff
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Falling Hard For the Dead Guys or How I Fell in Love with Writing Historical Fiction.

Join us as children’s book author, Elvira Woodruff takes us between the pages for an intimate look at how her popular historical fiction was inspired, researched, and written. ‘It’s really unrequited love, when an author falls hard for someone who has died 300 years before she was born,’ Elvira explains. ‘That happened to me while researching Henry Windstanley, builder of the Eddystone Light. So, I did what many authors do. I made him a main character, just to hear his voice. And suddenly he was in my ear, writing my story for me.’

From her books on the American Revolution, the Overland Trail, Irish Immigration, life at the Tower of London, or the building of the Eddystone Lighthouse, Elvira has a wealth of stories to share.

A light lunch will follow. Limited Seating Must pre-register. $17.50 for tickets for tickets Belltowerculturalcenter.org

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Belltower Cultural Center, 2904 Church Road, Bangor, United States

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USD 15.00

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