Historical Writing

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

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Lakey
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The Time Travelers' Lounge, reopened for business
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Mevrouw Bee
Mevrouw Bee
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Resources by Era.
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Alessandra Kelley
Alessandra Kelley
san_remo_ave
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Historical Genre Success Stories!
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Svala Bjornsdottir
Flicka
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Blogging about the past
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angeliz2k
angeliz2k
ULTRAGOTHA
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The Historical Thesarus of English
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greendragon
greendragon
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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Source acknowledgement in self-publishing
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Ztwist
Ztwist
Woollybear
Questions about 1920s New York City
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Woollybear
Woollybear
Woollybear
Does anyone know of HF writing/critiquing groups?
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CMBright
CMBright
How far back to be historical?
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Mevrouw Bee
Mevrouw Bee
Belle_91
Getting refugees out of WWII Europe
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frimble3
quietwriter321
Slang word for “Black Market” foods during WWII
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Maryn
Maryn
Dual timeline - which one first?
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CandyFloss
Lakey
Research with care, my friends.
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Chris P
Chris P
TellMeAStory
How coy should I be?
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Jazz Club
Jazz Club
Woollybear
Can 'Historical fiction' include magical realism?
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Woollybear
Woollybear
Ed_in_Bed
Can I get away with this similarity?
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frimble3
Puma
Your historical WIP time & place
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K Dough
K Dough
jhe1valu
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Anybody want to talk about researching against writing in Anachronisms?
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Meg Wilson
Meg Wilson
Welcome your new Mod!
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Elenitsa
Elenitsa
flowerburgers
How much creative license are you taking in your story?
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QG007
autumnleaf
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What places are we writing about?
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DeleyanLee
DeleyanLee
Lillith1991
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Organizing your research?
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Chris P
Chris P
Belle_91
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Is Historical Fantasy Easier to Break Into?
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Belle_91
Belle_91
gumandsoda
How to write while you are researching
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Tazlima
Tazlima
Woollybear
What are examples of story goals in historical fiction?
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Woollybear
Woollybear
angeliz2k
Costuming, anyone?
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Catriona Grace
Catriona Grace
Oscar1
Value of historical thesaurus
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Chris P
Chris P
Acceptable pacing and questions on genre for historical fiction with time travel?
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llyralen
MartaP
C17th England Lord-servant relationship
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benbenberi
benbenberi
CathleenT
Looking for research books/links on Gibson Girls/Progressive Era
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Siri Kirpal
Siri Kirpal
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