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url 2020-10-01 13:23
APPLE – Mega Announcement 2020

Apple going big as we look at the highlights from the launch event. Apple just teased a host of new gadgets along with a fitness service.

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url 2014-03-20 22:22
How true should historical fiction be?

"From Hilary Mantel to Andrew Miller to Philippa Gregory, historical fiction is enjoying a boom. But novelists are storytellers, not history teachers, argues Stephanie Merritt"

 

Personally, I think historical fiction should aim to be as accurate as is reasonable within the format, and that authors writing in this genre should do some research into the era and/or people portrayed. 

 

Obviously, I don't expect a perfect representation of actual historical events, like an exact transcript, and I do expect some embellishment and poetic license.  But making the setting, characters, and even language true to the time period help paint the picture and keep you in the story.

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