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@tinuviel

Austen, Doyle and Dickens 🙂

@katy-walker

Generally, I think stories should begin close to the “moment of change” so there is some time showing the “ordinary world” before your main character goes into the adventure of the plot. Backstory can be sprinkled in bits and pieces throughout the story. There’s nothing set in stone, of course, but rule of thumb for me is that if…[Read more]

@tinuviel

This is a late welcome but hello 😀 Sounds like you are working on quite a few different projects. And those are some very interesting time periods! I’ve looked into the Elizabethan Era a little too, though that was mostly because it was adjacent to what I was researching on. The American Civil War was indeed a very intriguingly tragic…[Read more]

@brie-donning

Sounds like you’ve got quite an interesting setup. I am not sure if this is completely applicable but I live in a multiracial society where people tend to conduct themselves professionally in a Western secular manner but may adhere to cultural and religious traditions at home. Here are my thoughts:

#1: Distinguishing…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I haven’t read DoJ in a while but I think I get the idea. Two other options come to mind:

(1) If you do not wish to give Kashti a more personal connection or investment with the traitor… well that just means he’s the historical equivalent of the keyboard warrior ranting and hating on Public Enemy No. 1 even though it has no real l…[Read more]

@rochellaine

I will need a better idea of the context. How important and impactful is the betrayal? What is the traitor’s reason for betraying them. Is it for purely selfish motives or does he think he is doing the right thing by changing sides? Do all the characters have an equal stake in the outcome or does your angry character have more…[Read more]

@rochellaine

Ugh no I’ve never heard of them. That’s horrible.

@seekjustice

Praying! My own country historically has had very liberal abortion laws (due to outdated and currently irrelevant population control reasons) that I wouldn’t wish in another place. The most frightening thing is that (according to what I have heard) the majority of the abortions here are done by married couples.

@ericawordsmith…[Read more]

@coggleton

I love such characters, usually when written and contrasted well with another equally compelling positive change arc. 😀

I believe you what you are asking about is a “corruption” arc where the character starts in a world that already believes the Truth, has the chance to embrace it, but is tempted away. That means there is something…[Read more]

@seekjustice

I don’t possess the necessary qualifications and I won’t be able to meet the deadline regardless. But can I still read the new draft? I am dying to know how it turns out. 😣

@the-inkspiller

Welcome to this thread on all things historical.

Just know that somewhere out there, there is someone whose job is to scoop up and collect nightingale poop. 😛

@seekjustice

Nightingale droppings were and still are being used as face cream in Japan.

@samantha-pen

I think I’ll need more context regarding your story to form an opinion. So far it seems like there are lots of things going on. There’s the exploration on indentured servitude, the plotline regarding the girl getting the land, the guy’s conversion story etc. It sounds like it’ll take more than 10 pages to do everything justice. Or…[Read more]

@evelyn

When Steve said that to Bucky, you knew what was coming, I knew what was coming, Bucky knew what was coming but the others clearly did not know what was coming. They were expecting Steve to return five seconds later. It came across as though Steve did not care about them.

In-universe, it made no sense for him to not tell everyone and say…[Read more]

I enjoyed the movie. They did a good job tying up the loose ends and delivered a satisfying conclusion which is impressive considering all the expectations that have been building up over the course of all the previous films.

I am very confused by the plot holes and paradoxes involving the whole time travel but I suppose that just comes with the…[Read more]

@serenity

Sure. Thanks for your comments so far. Things are busy now but I’ll take a look at them and get back to you as soon as I am able. 🙂

@serenity

Sure. Glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to leave comments if any and let me know what you think 😀

@seekjustice

Glad to see that you’re back! I really missed the discussions on this thread. 🙂

Hoo boy. Since I am definitely not a purist regarding historical fiction, I do not mind most ‘small’ inaccuracies (e.g. whether this type of fabric would have been available in this place at this time). What I am more interested in is how the people of…[Read more]

@josiah @ashira @dekreel @jenwriter17

Is it just me or is the KP site up again? 😀

@northerner

Sorry for causing the misunderstanding. I could have made myself clearer. Since my stories are so deliberately historically inaccurate, I had to ask for permission to be here. 😛

I searched out the book. It sounds interesting! 😀