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Historical fictiion
Asked by John Meekins on January 15, 2021
How do you make history fiction? How many real characters do you use? How do you show the relationship between real and fictional characters?
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Jerry's Answer
When you've read dozens and dozens of historical novels--as you should do before writing yours--you'll know how this is done. There are no shortcuts to reading. :)