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| Edit | Post #27214 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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Creative license to invent a sibling to a historical figure? I am about half-way into writing a manuscript of historical fiction depicting mostly fictional European characters in the period between the First and Second World Wars. For purposes of the storyline I would like to create an imaginary third sister to Czar Nicholas II of Russia — someone who generall... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |
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Using internal monologue for more than one or two characters It appears that most "rules" regarding internal monologue advise restricting its use to one or two POV characters. My novel, however, will have five or six major (POV) characters, and I would like to use interior monologue with perhaps four of them. I understand and agree that limiting internal mono... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
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How much license is provided by artistic license? I am writing a novel of historical fiction containing a short scene in which the city of Kiev is bombed on the first day of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Twenty-two people were killed and 76 wounded in Kiev, according to official statistics. A 2011 Kiev newspaper article about this... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Miles or Kilometers for historical fiction? I am writing a novel of historical fiction about the Second World War. It is written in the POV of several German and Russian characters but is intended for English readers. Which units of measurement should I use when referencing distance, weights and time? Miles or kilometers, pounds or kilograms, ... (more) |
— | over 8 years ago |
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Struggling to define a character without giving him viewpoint status I am a novice working on a historical novel with four viewpoint characters. Three of them will be involved in subplots connected to the main plot, and each character will have a character arc and will undergo change. The fourth will be the title character and "main" protagonist and and will be given ... (more) |
— | almost 9 years ago |