tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5469927325977716161..comments2024-03-29T07:01:21.278-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Playing with Historical Fact and Fiction by Anne Louise BannonJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52741220288124613892017-09-02T14:59:33.172-04:002017-09-02T14:59:33.172-04:00Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres an...Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I do appreciate all the research that goes in to a well-written book. A factual error or anachronism can pull me right out of a story.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-11522601619488447422017-09-02T14:46:32.759-04:002017-09-02T14:46:32.759-04:00A delightful series. As others have commented, the...A delightful series. As others have commented, the crucial concept is "could have happened." What a great description of how you take the facts of the era and weave them into what could have happened in a given situation. Perfect literary license.<br />Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-30811388401746905062017-09-02T10:35:21.546-04:002017-09-02T10:35:21.546-04:00I think the crucial concept is the "Could hav...I think the crucial concept is the "Could have happened" idea. I write about Abraham Lincoln. There are many and contradictory stories about him. Then again Abe never hesitated to "improve" a story by judicious use of details.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68299024432566468732017-09-02T10:23:22.499-04:002017-09-02T10:23:22.499-04:00I admire people who can do the research and grasp ...I admire people who can do the research and grasp the essential feeling of earlier times. Good historical fiction is such pleasant reading on so many levels!KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55834634074023960642017-09-02T09:51:55.074-04:002017-09-02T09:51:55.074-04:00This sounds like a good series I'd like to che...This sounds like a good series I'd like to check out. I love Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs series and Laurie R. King's Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes series, too.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47994497683934302552017-09-02T09:06:40.967-04:002017-09-02T09:06:40.967-04:00One particular thing I enjoy about reading is lear...One particular thing I enjoy about reading is learning something new. So a book of fiction that introduces me to an era that I'm not familiar with or a incident that is routed in history, I really enjoy it. Thank you of making your work so authentic.Grace Toppinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291304815273486038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-57106747577363508812017-09-02T08:58:42.240-04:002017-09-02T08:58:42.240-04:00Sounds like a great series. I love learning about ...Sounds like a great series. I love learning about other time periods via fiction.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-45940553791958784952017-09-02T05:04:12.340-04:002017-09-02T05:04:12.340-04:00One reason people read historical fiction is becau...One reason people read historical fiction is because they are interested about the people and the times, and fiction is often more enjoyable as a mechanism for learning! And people love the movies. Best of luck with your continuing series.<br /><br />When I read historical fiction, I have no issues with the could-have-happened material, such as the story about flying tecquila into LA. But if some character was flying one in early 1916 (first flight was December of that year) or as part of the U.S. Air Force fighting in Europe during World War I (the Air Force was part of the Army back then), I question everything else in the story. More than one of those errors and the book becomes a Did-Not-Finish.<br /><br />~ Jim<br /><br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com