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: Should we avoid writing fiction about historical events without extensive research? I was thinking about writing about the Holocaust, but I am not sure if it's a good idea since I am not sure
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: How can I write about historical realities that readers mistakenly believe are unrealistic? Readers have certain expectations about locations and time periods, things they "know". For example, people
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: How do I stop my characters falling in love? So I'm writing a short story based in a WW2 American military base camp stationed in Germany. It's about A Jewish Soviet soldier that, with the
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: Is it possible to narrate a novel in a faux-historical style without alienating the reader? One thing that often annoys me in historical fiction or fantasy books is the dissonance between the
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: Will including maps at the end of my novel keep readers engaged? I am writing a fictional historical novel. The setting is in another part of the world, nearly 100 years ago. I would wish
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: Showing mass murder in a kid's book Galastel did a spin off question based on one of mine. Mortal danger in mid-grade literature. And hers has spurred a new one for me. This is an issue I've
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: Miles or Kilometers for historical fiction? I am writing a novel of historical fiction about the Second World War. It is written in the POV of several German and Russian characters but is intended
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: How do you make characters relatable if they exist in a completely different moral context? Usually when I read books in ancient-like settings (settings that are either in real ancient civilizations
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: Is it okay to majorly distort historical facts while writing a fiction story? Suppose A is a famous historical character with a known history of emotional attachment with a particular set of
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: Any advice on creating fictional locations in real places when writing historical fiction? I am currently working on a historical fiction novel set during the tail end of the Harlem Renaissance,
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: How to NOT get sad when writing I am writing historical fiction novel. Some parts are very sad. I am identifying with my characters to develop and write about them. How to move past the sadness
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: How do I respectfully write black characters in a 1930s Arizona setting? I'm writing a cartoon script aimed at a children/young-adult audience (similar to the audience of Steven Universe, Gravity
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: Does dialogue need to be accurate to the setting? I am currently writing a story that is set in pre-WWI USA/America. I do not mind conducting research about the locations and the time. I
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: Archaic language in a historical novel? At the time period of the story, certain names are different from the modern day language. An example of the "Japan" word in Portuguese: Portuguese
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: Writing a coherent alt-history universe I have a problem writing my alt-history story. It's a story about basically World War I. Yet, I wish not to convey ideas of the time, like how which
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: Incorporating research and background: How much is too much? The amount of research I'm doing for my novel is staggering. To the point where my spouse says I need to write a companion book
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: How to help the reader wrestle through historical atrocities which would be considered normal to the POV character I'm writing historical fiction which is set in ancient China. My MC is a historical
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: How to call a paper or book holding charms/incantation/magic formula? Hope the title is clear enough. I'm also looking for any vocabulary related to the act of writing magic ( 'runes' as a
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: Replacing a historical figure with a fictional one In a fiction novel with a strong historical foundation, can you replace a public figure with a fictional one? For instance, replacing the mayor
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: How do I write dialogue to evoke a historical setting? I want to write a novel set in the 12th century. I can learn about the platform for the story, like city life and culture of people
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: How to write a character speaking in broken english? I found a slightly similar question from 2014 on here but a lot of the answers weren't helpful in my case (as they brought up points of
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: Should I write a companion book/blog? As a spinoff to this question: Incorporating research and background: How much is too much? I'm writing a middle-grade fantasy novel with a historical fiction
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: Who are some people (or well-known fictional characters) that drew a lot of media attention in 18th/19th century Europe/US? Suppose someone is suddenly exposed to a barrage of media attention
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: Writing Historically accurate diversity vs. Telling someone else's story I am writing a story that takes place in a period of heavy political tension. It is a fictional world, but based off
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: Using minimal amount of dialogue to introduce two characters but still move the story along I have always struggled with writing dialogue between my characters in my historical fiction novel.
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: Appropriate use of outdated vocabulary and terms? I'm in the process of planning a story right now, without the intention of sharing it it with others, but I would like it to be comprehensible
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: Historical Fiction: using you and thou Generally speaking, English once used 'you' as the second person plural (equivalent to 'vous' and 'vós') and 'thou' as the second person singular (equivalent
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: Fictionalizing firsthand accounts from history? I am currently in the research phase of writing my first novel that is based on a true historical event. Having obtained a ton of sources in more
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: Dialect resources for early/mid 20th Century Midwestern American speech I'm setting the book I'm writing in the 1900s ~ 1950s, in the central states of the US: Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and
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: Including a real event in a story I was thinking about writing a short story depicting a real event that took place over 2000 years ago. I'm not using any real person, but I am using the
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: Word Count Historical Fiction for Adults I am writing Historical Fiction for Adults. What is the acceptable word limit. Some places say 80K to 100K Others say 150K If it matters, I plan to
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: How to Attribute Poem (written by someone else) in Novel I am writing historical fiction. I am contemplating my character to compose a poem that was actually composed by someone in India, likely
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: How much can we alter History when writing Historical Fiction I am writing Historical Fiction novel. I wish to add sub-plot based on actual events. However the sub-plot I add may not be consistent
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: How much "throat-clearing," or introduction and exposition, is acceptable to introduce a narrator? I am writing Historical Fiction Novel. A Reporter is interviewing a Centenarian who narrates the
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: Main Character Death I have a main character out of 3 main characters in a Historical Fiction book. His name is Darius. I have planned for him to die in a POW camp during WW1, this will
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: How do I know what language is period-appropriate? I write fiction set in 18th-century England and America. Obviously, they speak English, and equally obviously, they speak it very differently
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: Where to find primary sources for getting into historical character? (voicing) What sites, libraries, or other organizations have strong, easy-to-browse collections of letters, diaries, and other
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: Crafting an organic female platonic relationship There has been a story in me for quite a while. It is of two girls, set in a feudal/medieval era. They met as children. One is a antisocial
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: What are some good historical sources for writing medieval battles? This question popped into my mind after criticizing the strategic choices in a recent episode of a famous fantasy television
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: Is there a difference between historical fiction and creative non-fiction? I have seen two similar terms, historical fiction and creative non-fiction. I'm writing some stories that are set during
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