Comments | faeriemaiden: the novel is pretty much writing me at this point

faeriemaiden

the novel is pretty much writing me at this point

Aug 13, 2009 14:22

Of all the things I thought research might accomplish, forcing me to write a sequel to the ever-present Novel that isn't even half-finished yet was not really something that crossed my mind.

Ah well, I'm a young writer yet. Eventually I'll learn there are Things To Watch Out For.

So: I've been reading as much about the Edwardians and the Great War ( Read more... )

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burningstarsxe August 14 2009, 00:45:56 UTC

Novels are by far the best way to learn about history I think. I learned more reading the American Girl History Mysteries than I did in probably any history text when I was younger.

travellers_home August 14 2009, 05:21:09 UTC

Yeah... I do exactly the same thing! Although I've not actually written much, if any, of the stories I've developed, I always get so caught up in the research. One story in particular has about a dozen versions, in various time periods, because one thing would lead to another and I just couldn't pick one location to drop the poor characters in.

Also? History and accurate historical fiction are made of win.