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Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic HELP I Don’t Know If This Is Historical Fiction or Not in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
Thank you so much, this was super helpful! I hadn’t really ever heard of the genre of ‘spy fiction’. You’re right, I have no point of divergence from real world events because even though this is an obscure part of the real world in my brain, that’s never really presented in the story. I think I’m going to call it a spy fiction…[Read more]
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Anne of Lothlorien replied to the topic HELP I Don’t Know If This Is Historical Fiction or Not in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
@rusted-knight Even if that historical event has nothing to do with the real world history? The events in this book and the events that trigger a change in leadership in the country are not from the real-world at all. I’m not even taking a real world event like World War II and changing it to see what would have happened if we lost. (which…[Read more]
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Taylor Clogston replied to the topic HELP I Don’t Know If This Is Historical Fiction or Not in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
@anne-of-lothlorien That’s a really hard question =P
First and foremost, spy fiction is a genre. You should look into that.
The rest of your description doesn’t sound like historical fiction to me. HisFic needs to interact with the real world in some way. If the only possible way a reader could tell the story took place in an alternate version…[Read more]
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Rusted Knight replied to the topic HELP I Don’t Know If This Is Historical Fiction or Not in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
@anne-of-lothlorien
This is what we call “threading the eye of the needle.” I think this is a historical fiction as long as there is a trigger event were history changed. -
Anne of Lothlorien started the topic HELP I Don’t Know If This Is Historical Fiction or Not in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
Hey guys! *general wave because I don’t know who all is on here*
So I have a WIP that I’m trying to pin down the genre on. It’s called The Apprentice Spy. It takes place in a fictional country that is still in our world, and the setting and time period is… vague? I’m hoping if I give some description that y’all can help me pinpoint what to call…[Read more]
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Anne of Lothlorien joined the group Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
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Rusted Knight replied to the topic Hello there! in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 4 years, 5 months ago
@blenkiness
Well this is very late but welcome aboard. I’m a specialist in world war two but war in general pulls my attention. Tactics, troops, equipment, you name it I know a little. -
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Tudor Turcu posted an update in the group Historical Fiction Writers 5 years ago
Hello, historical fiction community. I’m Tudor, I live in Germany, and I’ve always had a passion for history, especially American history (Revolutionary War, California Gold Rush, Civil War, Wild West, Indian Wars, you name it). The old KJV language has been a major influence on my writing style (reading the Bible in English has been a great way…[Read more]
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Cassandra Blenkin started the topic Hello there! in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 5 years, 1 month ago
Greetings, writers of the Historical fashion! I am happy to meet you all here in a place of common interest.
A bit about myself: I emmensly enjoy Historical fiction, specifically that which occurs in ancient Rome. My favourite book is The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff, a historical novel taking place in Roman Briton. I have a deep…[Read more]
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Cassandra Blenkin joined the group Historical Fiction Writers 5 years, 1 month ago
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claire replied to the topic Help with historical mystery fiction in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 5 years, 1 month ago
Yay, I’m so glad my suggestion helped! 🙂 And yes, I would definitely want to keep reading! (I’ve read a lot of books from that time period too, so I can totally relate with it becoming your style 😉 ) I saw that you mentioned The Hidden Hand in your introduction thread. It’s one of my favorites too! Your book so far reminds me a lot of…[Read more]
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katie02 replied to the topic Help with historical mystery fiction in the forum Historical Fiction Writers 5 years, 1 month ago
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I do read a lot of books written in the 1800s and early 1900s, and that’s kind of become my style. 🙂 I don’t know if it’s annoying to most modern day readers, but I was hoping since the book was set in that historical era, that people’d be okay with it.
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