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How historically accurate is historical fiction? |
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ZoeLou 
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 Topic: How historically accurate is historical fiction?Posted: 11 Sep 2021 at 3:16am |
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Usually I wouldn't hesitate to go with a genre mashup but given NYCM's definition of hist fic is that it needs "believability" and "historically-accurate detail", I'm wondering: would I be DQ'd for adding a fantasy twist? My idea is something that wouldn't be noticed by the world at large and definitely wouldn't make it into a history book, so it'd fit reality's timeline, and I'm fully intending to include the right setting/outfit/dialogue details... Just wanting to double check I'm safe before I start writing :)
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Posted: 11 Sep 2021 at 5:35am |
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I think you are free to do what you want in that respect, just be sure to make the historical bit unmistakable as a safeguard.
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