Last Friday, I promised to give you more tips on writing historical fiction, so today I bring you four research tips, including how to avoid the problem of erasure. #histfictips 1. If feasible, get newspapers from the place/time in which you're writing, which not only provide an overview of current events, but give insight to pop culture, prices, jobs, language, etc. Read not just within your time frame, but several months before and after, too.