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6 Tips for Confidently Writing Historical Fiction Author Jaclyn Goldis shares her six tips for writing historical fiction, whether its about Regency England or a Jewish community on a Greek island that fell under Nazi occupation. Author: Feb 15, 2021 Crafting historical fiction begins long before typing the first word. When I set out to write my now debut novel, I had a kernel of a character: An old Jewish woman who confronts her painful, buried past as a teenager during the Nazi occupation of the Greek Ionian islands. I zeroed in on Corfu and the tragic, little-known story of its small Jewish community who fell into Nazi hands. But I immediately apprehended what might be an obstacle to my research: 2,000 Jews lived on Corfu before the war, and 1,800 of them were murdered in Auschwitz. The Jewish community on Corfu presently numbers around 20, most of whom are elderly. ....