At the start of my WIP my MC and his wife need to use a potion to sleep for 200 years (it's the 1810's) so they can "lay low" and avoid vampire hunters (the MC had just been bitten by a vampire). I made it so that the potion will allow them to receive information about the years passing by, almost like they were watching it on a news stream. When they wake up they know what cars and other 21st century things are, but they hardly know how to use them. They also speak like they were raised in the 21st century.
So... is this cheating? Does it feel like I made it too easy? Honestly, I only did it this way because historical fiction isn't for me. I can't write it, I can't read it. (no offense to you historical writers out there) And I had to make the story start out in the 1810's because it gives time for the bad guy's army to form and for his plan to be more effective.
So... is this cheating? Does it feel like I made it too easy? Honestly, I only did it this way because historical fiction isn't for me. I can't write it, I can't read it. (no offense to you historical writers out there) And I had to make the story start out in the 1810's because it gives time for the bad guy's army to form and for his plan to be more effective.