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Naiya Dyani replied to the topic Bringing facts and fiction together in the forum Research and Worldbuilding 5 years, 9 months ago
I don’t have a lot I can say on this since I usually write fantasy (and yes, it’s possible that I do so for this very reason XD), but I do have an idea or two.
The first thing that came to mind was that you don’t need to include every detail or even every major part–in fact, you shouldn’t. How many people know all the details of 9/11 these days? I don’t know how much people knew about the details while it was happening, but if they knew a lot it was probably because of modern technology.
My biggest thought is to delve deep into realism. In real life, people don’t know the details of what’s happening while it’s happening or necessarily afterward. They may well miss major parts of events. And don’t forget the rumor mill–often someone may end up with false information in one way or another, and whether that gets sorted later or not is up to you.
Hope that helps!












