Hi to the forum,
First, let me say that I am somewhat intimidated by being in the presence, so to speak, of writers. I am an engineer, by profession, and can be considered guilty of having participated in the murder of the English language. Hopefully, that won't be held against me.
Secondly, I joined this forum in order to get help with starting my novel. Which, might be the reason that the majority of members have joined. Why do I wish to write a novel. The most truthful answer is, I don't want to. I HAVE to. You see, I have been thinking about this novel for a couple of years. I have outlined a good deal of it and continually thought about it and have made the characters appear real, to me, that is. The topics are unique to my background. Even if nobody else would ever read this novel, I would (I know that I can get my kids to read it...if I try hard).
So it is indeed time to stop wasting time, and start the actual writing.
What are my problems, other than the fact that I have never written dialog? Here it is. This is why I have joined the forum: I am writing a historical novel and I want to realistically take the reader to the time period that I am writing in. That time period is 1820's London. Well, how difficult can that be, you might ask. I am having trouble doing the research and I will make my second post a question on how to do historical "physical" research on places and cities. As in, what were the buildings like and how did the people live.
Thank You
Tom
First, let me say that I am somewhat intimidated by being in the presence, so to speak, of writers. I am an engineer, by profession, and can be considered guilty of having participated in the murder of the English language. Hopefully, that won't be held against me.
Secondly, I joined this forum in order to get help with starting my novel. Which, might be the reason that the majority of members have joined. Why do I wish to write a novel. The most truthful answer is, I don't want to. I HAVE to. You see, I have been thinking about this novel for a couple of years. I have outlined a good deal of it and continually thought about it and have made the characters appear real, to me, that is. The topics are unique to my background. Even if nobody else would ever read this novel, I would (I know that I can get my kids to read it...if I try hard).
So it is indeed time to stop wasting time, and start the actual writing.
What are my problems, other than the fact that I have never written dialog? Here it is. This is why I have joined the forum: I am writing a historical novel and I want to realistically take the reader to the time period that I am writing in. That time period is 1820's London. Well, how difficult can that be, you might ask. I am having trouble doing the research and I will make my second post a question on how to do historical "physical" research on places and cities. As in, what were the buildings like and how did the people live.
Thank You
Tom
Tom!
) So, you get to go back to your high school history class days and read, read, read. There are a few details you want to get right, but the great part about writing is, you get to run with so much of your own stuff! You develop a narrative around details of the setting, but for the most part, it's still all you. Good luck!