Historical fiction
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The hardest part of plotting one historical mystery is that the detective cannot check anything quickly
Getting the money right matters more than getting the clothes right in a historical mystery
Using a real historical figure as the suspect forces a historical mystery to respect what actually happened
Opening a historical mystery with a scene set centuries earlier usually gives away the motive
How much anachronism can a historical mystery get away with before the illusion breaks?
Most readers say they read historical mysteries for the history and then skip the history
Ancient Rome and medieval England both produce detectives and the two eras read nothing alike
What makes a period setting in a historical mystery feel researched rather than dressed up?
Historical fiction about the recent past and how close it can get
Why do readers keep coming back to historical mysteries when they already know how the period ends?
How translators handle period language in historical fiction
How much research does a historical novel need before the first page?
Which periods are oversaturated in historical fiction
Anachronism hunting: the objects that betray a period setting
Where the line sits between historical record and invented scene
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