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It has been ages since I last posted here and been awhile since I wrote anything worthwhile. I have ideas for a few contemporary historical fiction stories (that would take place anywhere from the 1930s to the 1970s). However, the motivation to write ...
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You know, 19thC morning calls at 10 am instead of 3 pm research becomes overdone....
I'm very strict when it comes to researching and writing historical fiction actual events and who don't research.
research as possible).
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This is a thread where you can post recommendations for different Historical Fiction and Alternate History novels. I'll Start off:
Historical Fiction:
" To Try Men's Souls " By: Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
It takes place during the darkest ...
Started by B-29 Bomber on
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The one work a lot of times his research isn't entirely there, he embellishes the crap out of history, and he they count as historical fiction....
Bad fiction, bad alternate history.
Steering clear of anything Turtledove writes.
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Conn Iggulden is the HF for my siblings. Two of my brothers,one sister read all his books.
Simon Scarrow is for them too.
Conn is great, he is Forrester in today's HF, realistic,great characters,great action.
Started by Connavar on
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Historical fiction is a great way of speculating on how the history ....
In my opinion the best historical fiction concetrates folk of whom the history books rarely speak.
The history AS WELL after I have read the book.
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Would anyone read an alternate history speculative fiction where historical figures had different backgrounds and nationalities? eg In a YA idea I'm working on, the protagonist's loosely based on a historical figure, but has a different background and...
Started by Morwen Edhelwen on
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It depends on how you carry it off to read something with that ... .
As with all alternate history (all fiction come to that).
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Stranger than fiction!
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It obviously involved a lot of research on his part, with the assistance of Vlad.
A masterful writer.
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I just heard that question posed on TV.
A list was read off about what right wingers say about Obama.
Then actions of the "real" Obama was compared to the Republican's "fictional" list.
The audience laughed and laughed.
But I think it's a fair question...
Started by rdean on
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I say the GOP has no choice but to run against the liberal Democrat fiction of millions of dollars....
So, yeah.
And WH Staff reported directly to Moscow, handed China and Eastern Europe to his pals, history's 2 a fictional character.
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It's been a week since the Wikipedia blackout . It really drove the point home about SOPA and PIPA, I think, because if you look for anything on google, the Wikipedia article about it is going to be the first hit, or one of the first at least. Lots of...
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at absolutewrite):
Absolutely, there's no substitute sorts of fiction writing (historicals, for example) require near-academic levels of research for some anything....
Difference between academic research and research for writing fiction.
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See details of the 2012 Historical Fiction Challenge here
Pick your Menu, then choose your Courses:
Course 1: Celebrate our PBS Community
A. Read-Alongs :
B. PBS Blog :
C. Wish-list:
D. Mini-Challenges :
E. HF Essentials List :
F. TBR
Course 2. Celebrate...
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TBR: King Hereafter ....
Fiction History ~ When the Snow Comes They Will Take You Away
Last Edited on: 1/15/12 3:35 PM ET of challenges, and I'm also doing the non-fiction history one--don't want to get burned out too quickly.
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Suicide - Facts and Fiction
Suicide has been a subject on my mind recently. In this article "We tell boys not to cry, then wonder about male suicide" they talk about the rate of suicide in men: Quote: : One out of every 5,700 men will kill themselves...
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They are therefore much more ....
More women than men report a history of attempted suicide , with a gender ratio of 3:1 (Link) Self-harm, confirmed poisoning.
Suicide are available; reliable scientific research, however, has found that:...
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20 Questions with Fan Fiction (Mike's Interview Is Up!) 20 Questions with Fan Fiction.
- After an interview, the thread will be open for 7 days for comments. After 7 days, the comments will be deleted.
- The only thing that will not be deleted are the...
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The first place I went to was Fan Fiction and I saw of fan fiction such as music....
I saw the boards and I decide to check it out .
[Q01] Mike, give us a brief history).
20 Questions with Mike.
Re: 20 Questions with Fan Fiction.
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