tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1451615963095474146..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Surviving as a Creative Historical Fiction AuthorDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-13994420909006809842015-01-27T09:16:31.186-08:002015-01-27T09:16:31.186-08:00Great piece - I have my first novel coming out thi...Great piece - I have my first novel coming out this year, about Margaret of Anjou. It's a heavily-researched work and has a great publisher behind it but was dismissed by someone as 'oh you've written one of those stories for people who don't read real history.' Grrrrrr!! Thanks for reminding me what we doCatherine Hokinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16251036106757891834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-88783453170884723492014-12-10T15:55:41.179-08:002014-12-10T15:55:41.179-08:00Hi Paula, Nancy Bilyeau suggested we should get T ...Hi Paula, Nancy Bilyeau suggested we should get T shirts, not a bad idea!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-18861356645637162912014-12-10T15:54:18.099-08:002014-12-10T15:54:18.099-08:00Ah yes, I'd forgotten about Kurt Vonnegut. Tha...Ah yes, I'd forgotten about Kurt Vonnegut. Thanks for reminding me! Guess there may be a lot of glasses of water in novels now! Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-13265665646676716892014-12-03T10:01:03.193-08:002014-12-03T10:01:03.193-08:00I have now defined myself as not a historian, but ...I have now defined myself as not a historian, but a storian! Thank you Deborah!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05550536682038989629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-5286393188087204722014-12-03T09:06:01.066-08:002014-12-03T09:06:01.066-08:00Your list and quotes are terrific and give me some...Your list and quotes are terrific and give me some new topics for meditation when stuck. Kurt Vonnegut has excellent tips scattered throughout his books ... the one that challenges me the most is "Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water." Consciously giving historical characters motivation is hard ... much easier to just report their actions, Sally Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287628255330281037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-31670187566317590082014-12-03T01:42:24.448-08:002014-12-03T01:42:24.448-08:00I'm a Storian! That, Deborah, is going on a te...I'm a Storian! That, Deborah, is going on a tee-shirt. :) Thanks so much for such an interesting and lovely post. E.M. Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565716658256251123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8106755675622224762014-12-02T23:52:55.598-08:002014-12-02T23:52:55.598-08:00What a great list. Yes, like the others I love #9What a great list. Yes, like the others I love #9Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716003019499843582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-64701308611550110952014-12-02T23:19:18.650-08:002014-12-02T23:19:18.650-08:00A very good list and I love number nine too...
Mar...A very good list and I love number nine too...<br />MarilynHistorical Reminiscing with Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160083437421085259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-48053405564896649272014-12-02T12:53:59.973-08:002014-12-02T12:53:59.973-08:00hi Alexandra. I collected all the bits and pieces ...hi Alexandra. I collected all the bits and pieces over quite a few years - and of course I should have credited the authors, but at that time I thought they were only for me. But it's been nice to share them with other people today!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8639402117163615242014-12-02T12:23:12.656-08:002014-12-02T12:23:12.656-08:00You really touched my writer's heart with this...You really touched my writer's heart with this, thank you. Writing is a lonely old job, until that is, we connect with heroes from our collective past.Alex Martin, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552311317639189540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-59920115159070861422014-12-02T10:21:58.602-08:002014-12-02T10:21:58.602-08:00Good luck with your novel, it's a great journe...Good luck with your novel, it's a great journey!Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-19588600940535885342014-12-02T03:14:01.039-08:002014-12-02T03:14:01.039-08:00Thank you for all this! Particularly thank yo for ...Thank you for all this! Particularly thank yo for number 6. It is important (and hard) to not to compare yourself to others, especially as a new writer. I am still finding my voice in the process of writing my first historical novel. The journey is fascinating and full of challenges but should hopefully create something unique and worth telling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-39253790021243328532014-12-02T03:11:16.765-08:002014-12-02T03:11:16.765-08:00Points worth remembering! Thanks,
JenPoints worth remembering! Thanks,<br />JenJen Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628305777383099281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-3644776874763513532014-12-02T02:43:01.376-08:002014-12-02T02:43:01.376-08:00Thank you! I especially like the quote from Flaube...Thank you! I especially like the quote from Flaubert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-8183981782870879752014-12-02T02:38:42.185-08:002014-12-02T02:38:42.185-08:00Great points! Thank you!Great points! Thank you!Green Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177703734261936548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24303941057128481292014-12-02T01:25:13.465-08:002014-12-02T01:25:13.465-08:00Love the whole King Arthur myth. Your explorations...Love the whole King Arthur myth. Your explorations into it all would make a good post Linda, hope you'll share some of your process when you're done.Deborah Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006077873037462291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-42487906111684710912014-12-02T00:26:31.862-08:002014-12-02T00:26:31.862-08:00Just as I read this I had set down the very provoc...Just as I read this I had set down the very provocative Find Arthur by Adan Ardrey, which I am using in my editing of The Curse of Fyvie: Green Woman II. And yes, exploring the mythic vs the historical Arthur is taking time I hadn't intended to spend. Now I feel less guilty. Linda Fetterly Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679025414115279660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-24747724830035187332014-12-01T23:14:45.199-08:002014-12-01T23:14:45.199-08:00Such a good list, Deborah. I particularly like Num...Such a good list, Deborah. I particularly like Number 9. And I very happy to be reminded to leave reviews for non-fiction titles I use for research. It's something I have never done. I have a lot of reviews to leave, it seems. Many thanks for this excellent post.Prue Battenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117102810320134287noreply@blogger.com