Hi Will, an interesting read. Thanks. Glad you are enjying your research. I'm just commenting on your question re 'Historical Fiction' and I'm not sure I see the issue. I guess we all have different ideas about how accurate historical fiction should be, and probably most would agree that accuracy is a worthwhile goal.
On the other hand, I believe there is huge scope in the 'fiction' part of the the equation, and that must come down to the author's judgment. Is it history, or is it fiction? It's necessarily both, and my own view is that if we're honest about the liberties we take - perhaps in an Author's Note or some such, in which we outline the liberties we took in the interests of drama/plot etc - that it's okay to take such liberties. Hope this makes sense.
Hi Will, an interesting read. Thanks. Glad you are enjying your research. I'm just commenting on your question re 'Historical Fiction' and I'm not sure I see the issue. I guess we all have different ideas about how accurate historical fiction should be, and probably most would agree that accuracy is a worthwhile goal.
On the other hand, I believe there is huge scope in the 'fiction' part of the the equation, and that must come down to the author's judgment. Is it history, or is it fiction? It's necessarily both, and my own view is that if we're honest about the liberties we take - perhaps in an Author's Note or some such, in which we outline the liberties we took in the interests of drama/plot etc - that it's okay to take such liberties. Hope this makes sense.
Keep up the good work. :)
Wow, i love how you got interested in this topic.