Did you know claiming to be a historical fiction writer is controversial? I didn’t. It seems there is some debate about exactly what historical fiction actually is. What do you think?
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Author Adrienne Morris 
17 responses to “How to Write Historical Fiction That Will Not Disappoint”
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
Adrienne give links to three long, but very interesting and informative, articles about writing Historical Fiction stories 👍😃
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Thanks for the re-blog. 😉
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Welcome Adrienne – Three great finds 👍😃
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Reblogged this on Becky's Book Notes and commented:
Invaluable resources for those of us who love reading and writing historical fiction!
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Thanks for the reblog and glad you found the info helpful, Becky.
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I believe that “historical fiction” is any fiction involving a historical event, even if the event is changed. To me, it’s a very broad spectrum. I even consider “alternative history” to be historical fiction.
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Yeah, I hate that we have to nit pick over labels but it’s all about sales and what people hope to get from a book. I’m pretty broad-minded– I even think some history is part fiction based on the authors perspective. 🙂
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Authors of Historical Fiction admit to the use of artistic license, nut many non-fiction historians bias their writing. Historical fiction can be truer and better researched than non-fiction. Being forced to classify your own writing, brings perspective. Time traveling is Science Fiction, but the author may prioritize historical elements. Romance novels often are period pieces, but you need to show obvious priority to either the romance or the history to define the genre. Personally, I focus on history but my writing style doesn’t reflect the classical form of historical fiction, but I’m heavily into historical research. Laura Ingalls Wilder appears to have influenced you, but you lean toward a grittier adult theme. Family Saga probably defines your work the best, but historical fiction would be my next definition of your style.
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Yes, I think of myself as the gritty Laura Ingalls Wilder. 🙂 Exactly..I should probably use that in a bio. 🙂 But then people have a misconception about her based on the tv show (at least a certain generation of readers).
I love doing research and my first novel is the closest to historical fiction–but family is key for me.
Thanks! Hope all’s well down in sunny Florida.
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Thanks, Adrienne, for all this helpful information. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Thanks for stopping by, Suzanne.
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Thanks for this discussion about historical fiction, Adrienne. I find it amusing that one of the articles you highlighted states that historical fiction is very popular among readers, while another states it’s widely disliked. May be based on interpretation of the genre – exactly what is discussed here. Since I consider two of my books to be historical fiction, I found the arguments persuasive if not completely definitive.
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Thanks for sharing. Very interesting indeed.
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I’d never given this any thought before, but the three links you posted were incredibly eye-opening. Thanks for that!
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You’re very welcome.
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Genuinely helpful advice. (Was unable to ‘”like” this only b/c the function kept loading.)
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Oh, well. You liked it in your comment–just as nice. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed, Anna.
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