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Historical Fiction
Once again, I'm writing this editorial from personal experience. I've been asked to write a short story about a woman from the bible, Ruth. As always, I'm falling down a rabbit hole of research. In the very beginning, the first question to ask - is the story going to be history, or fiction? Historical fiction is a story written with an authentic setting. The important part of this is real world and real society as we know it. Obviously you can write a prehistoric story with dinosaurs, but with little actual knowledge of that time and people.
Many notable novels are set during important eras in history. Even the word "historical" is debated, with most people believing it means events more than fifty years in the past. An interesting subgenre of historical fiction is one for children.
So I encourage you, when writing your action/adventure story, to take a few moments (or days) and explore the history of your setting so your story can feel authentic. Readers often have genre expectations that you as the author need to meet. So if historical fiction is your adventure, do consider researching time and place of the story.
And as always, Write On!
This month's question: Do you write historical fiction? How closely did you follow the events in history?
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Excerpt: Oh, I wish I could keep the violin, but Torah prohibits taking a lost object. I left it where I found it, grateful for a glimpse of my true abilities.
Excerpt: The tree was young and proud but did not give the great shade of its huge ancestors that could be seen rising like solitary mountains dotting the low hills and creek banks. Nor did the tree give the abundant acorn seeds the woman now gathered, but there was a calling to her for she felt its spirit. Perhaps it was the tree's youth that matched her own, its energy broadcast to her as she filled her acorn sacks along the creek. Perhaps it was the tree's aloneness, for it stood apart from the others.
Excerpt: "Let's go through the kitchen?" suggested Secret Service agent Saunders.
Bobby shook his head. "No, there are still a lot of folks I need to thank. This is their night."
It took an hour to get to the limousine, but he made it. He went on to win the nomination and defeat Nixon.
Excerpt: Charles Whale yawned as he descended the stone farmhouse stairs. Light coming through the tiny windows split his head open with pain. Elizabeth turned to him when he entered the kitchen and smiled. “You’re late, Charlie. I was just coming to wake you.”
Excerpt: They all stared at the little man, Napoleon Bonaparte. He had a way of making the battle sound easy. With almost seventy-two thousand men and two hundred and forty six guns, it should be a battle to remember.
Excerpt: The torrent had slackened enough for Ezra and Mavis to find a resting spot under an oak tree and sit down for a while. They had been walking most of the night and were soaked. Being black and soaked helped them to stay nearly invisible as they made their way to freedom from slavery across unfamiliar territory. This trek was their wedding gift to each other, they having jumped over the broom the day before. They had nothing but their wedding clothes, which were little more than rags.
Excerpt: Under a full moon, a lone Royal Air Force Westland Lysander airplane circled a meadow outside Paris in Nazi-occupied France on the night of June 16, 1943. Men carrying an assortment of hunting rifles, shotguns, and antique pistols emerged from the shadows and lit torches to guide the British aircraft to a makeshift landing field. The little vehicle said to have the ability to land on a cow pile, lived up to its legend.
Excerpt: "Mom, I've got to go," I said, gently trying to break her embrace.
She was crying. She didn't want me to leave, but she didn't want to hold me back either. My three younger brothers, along with Dad were there too. Dad stood quietly, a tear in his eye, but proud. The brothers were secretly glad to see me go. One more out of our small house would give them more room.
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This month's question: Do you write historical fiction? How closely did you follow the events in history?
Answer below Editors love feedback!
Last month's question: What do you imagine lurks in the deep?
Elfin Dragon-finally published  : I love imagining what lurks in the deep. I know for a fact that giant squids exist because sperm whales feed on them. And, of course, Giant Octipi also exist. But I'd also like to think that things like Plesiosaur still exist due to the number of sightings of creatures like the Loch Ness Monster. And then the various different kinds of Dragons, so there must be Sea Dragons. Why Not? 
Monty  : Lurking in the deep may be live sea creatures from thousands of years ago.
bobturn: Diana's lost wedding ring?
s : Imagine... that's an open and loaded question. I can imagine cthulhoid monstrosities, elder gods, prehistoric creatures (like Megalodon) biding their time, kaiju... you name it I can probably imagine it and write about it.
In reality? Very specialised fish and animal species. The pressures are so great that it would take a highly specialised evolution to bring about those denizens of the deep. Not saying they aren't creepy looking and scary, and some are even large, but there are no followers of Cthulhu and no prehistoric creatures and no relatives of Godzilla down there.
W. Reese  : My fishing line
blimprider: "Invalid Item" I'm sorry, couldn't resist 
wdwilcox: ALIENS
Anna Marie Carlson : Dolphins and Many Many Beautiful Colorful Fish. Mermaids are also nice.
flash : Ariel.
elephantsealer : For me the mystery of the deep will always be a mystery. You see, I do not swim and if I do, I shall probably drown. However, the deep in our waters is a mystery that will never be explained to me.
Exodus : Did you know that we know more about the moon than what is at the bottom of the ocean?
Lily Storm : I imagine terrifying emptiness. I don't believe there are always creatures around. And we haven't reached the true depth of the vast waters we have polluted and stolen from, possibly there is a whole galaxy undisturbed, just waiting for someone to disrupt the balance so it can unleash its full cosmic energy upon the human race and finally put us in our place.
TheBusmanPoet : Creatures that have not been discovered yet.
clover1963: Lots and lots of living beings, which we know nothing about, yet.
Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love  : Don't you know Nemo and the Princess Mermaid lives in the sea!
woolwaulker: Yes. Fear lurks there. I don't swim, anywhere, ever!
S.V Nyathi Shark and other sword fish
tj ~ endeavors to persevere!  : The Kraken guarding Davy Jones's Locker! 
dragonwoman : In the deepest deeps, sightless creatures and leftover prehistoric animals thought to be long extinct.
Dragonfly : I would guess some of the biggest creatures in the world as well as aliens. Both are in danger of being exposed with all the new technologies.
Anna Marie Carlson : Creatures, we're not aware of.
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