In researching my latest novel, I was struck that a "mile" had so many different definitions in Northern Europe of the 1600's. The Germans had one...
Yep. I agree, and I'm not wasting too many brain cells on my own dilemma. It's written, and at the beginning. I think it will become clear during...
Good discussion. I wrote a prologue for my current historical fiction novel, but it may end up being cut. It's short, at only 1,800 words, and I'm...
Hi, Kate. I'm new here, also, but haven't experienced the sarcasm yet. (I'm sure there's some waiting for me, though, this being the Interwebs and...
I just finished a fight scene (not a battle) in my historical fiction novel, and found Marc MacYoung's web site to be a great resource. I also...
I'm with Selbbin on the benefits of real armor, but I used to read a lot of sword and sorcery novels and they're a lot of fun. It seems to me that...
Carl von Clausewitz said that war is the continuation of politics by other means. Obviously, I've never read your novel; and I have almost no...
Hmmm. "His silhouette gave off a ghostly sublimation." Clearly, "sublimation" doesn't work, but forget that for a moment. First, replace "gave...
If you want to write this story, there's only one thing to do. Start writing. Ignore your "inner voice" -- in fact, stomp on it every time it...
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