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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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: 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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: 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 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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: 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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: Appropriate use of outdated vocabulary and terms?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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: 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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: 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 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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