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A J Hartley

Act of Will

Anthology

Rum and Runestones w/stuart

David B Coe

Robin Hood

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

Accurate, Schmaccurate; As Long As It’s Right

“The clock hath stricken three…”

William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act II, scene I

A.J.’s Friday post, and the discussion that followed has had me thinking about research, historical accuracy, and artistic license all weekend long.  So I decided to share some thoughts, in the hope of generating more conversation and perhaps more understanding.

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Making Historical Characters Your Own

Did you know that Eleanor of Aquitaine, in addition to being married to two kings and giving birth to three more, and in addition to riding to the Holy Land with the Second Crusade, spent sixteen years of her life in prison (by order of her second husband) and outlived all but two of her [...]

Research and the Writer

Under the heading of “Careful What You Wish For . . .”:

Fifteen years ago I was at a professional crossroads.  I’d recently completed my doctorate in history and had job applications pending at a number of colleges and universities.  I had also started work on the novel that would become Children of Amarid.  Within a [...]

With Worldbuilding, Every Detail Counts

In a comment to my post last week one of our readers (Thanks Alan!) asked about the level of detail we put into our worldbuilding. The question, I think, was prompted by my description of the details I put into my character development, and in many ways I consider the background work I do [...]