Historical Writing

Resources and discussions for those writing about the past, whether fiction or nonfiction. Mod: Lakey.

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Resources by Era.
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Alessandra Kelley
Alessandra Kelley
Lakey
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The Time Travelers' Lounge, reopened for business
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David_G
san_remo_ave
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Historical Genre Success Stories!
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RosieW
RosieW
Flicka
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Blogging about the past
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Trying To Be Good
Trying To Be Good
ULTRAGOTHA
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The Historical Thesarus of English
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Trying To Be Good
Trying To Be Good
san_remo_ave
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History Hunters Weekend Reports
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Lyra Jean
Lyra Jean
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Historical Markets
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Marijane

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Woollybear
New research question (what sort of prolonged illness would confine a man to his home for four months, 1931, New York) see post 50.
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pdblake
pdblake
Wetumbrella6
Retellings of classics as historical fiction
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jtthwe
Belle_91
The Fiction in Historical Fiction
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J Braden Traw
J Braden Traw
Dual Timelines
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CWatts
CWatts
Andythehuman
Writing a historical piece with fictional elements?
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Catriona Grace
Catriona Grace
Lillith1991
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The Time Traveling Lounge
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Lakey
Lakey
BustedPrinter
Why do people like stories of Pirates so much?
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CWatts
CWatts
angelisa fontaine-wood
Historical speculative (fantastic) comp suggestions
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Unimportant
Unimportant
Puma
Your historical WIP time & place
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kickashstory
kickashstory
MountainLark
Are the 1990s historical yet?
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Wetumbrella6
Wetumbrella6
DandyCat
How do you start writing a historical novel without sounding like a history book?
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CWatts
CWatts
StormcatPaperdragon
The Victorian Office
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Jazz Club
Jazz Club
MountainLark
Naming conventions in a historical short story -- am I asking too much of the reader?
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MountainLark
MountainLark
Woollybear
Does anyone know of HF writing/critiquing groups?
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Woollybear
Woollybear
How far back to be historical?
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WistfullyYours
WistfullyYours
TellMeAStory
dropper bottle
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Flirtybee
Lakey
Research with care, my friends.
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MaeZe
MaeZe
JackieMcMahonWriter
Tone/Writing Style of a Historical Romance vs. a Historical Mystery
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Unimportant
Unimportant
angelisa fontaine-wood
Language and Dialogue issues
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Tocotin
Tocotin
Possible interesting setting for a Historical Fiction Novel
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Tessa95014
Sonsofthepharaohs
Google maps for time travellers
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thall
thall
Farnham
Anyone Know of a Source of Info for 19th Century US Cans?
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Farnham
Farnham
Woollybear
Questions about 1920s New York City
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benbenberi
benbenberi
Belle_91
Changing the Historical Setting
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Belle_91
Belle_91
moondust
Ecclesiastic title of an Anglican Priest in 1608 England???
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Chris P
Chris P
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