tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post1981197003570222271..comments2024-03-25T22:35:29.533+00:00Comments on Yarde Reviews & Book Promotion: History and Truth by Richard Buxton #amwriting #HistoricalFiction #History @RichardBuxton65Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-84608165617170077372018-11-24T16:32:46.490+00:002018-11-24T16:32:46.490+00:00A brilliant article Richard. I'm enticed to re...A brilliant article Richard. I'm enticed to read your book Whirligig just so i can experience your ethos through your book. I think you set your arguments very well and I cannot disagree at all. Great post! Thanks to Mary Anne also for giving us this!Paula Loftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138899684247746388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-9877767827965260742018-11-14T23:33:34.423+00:002018-11-14T23:33:34.423+00:00Added the Hilary Mantel quote to my huge list of q...Added the Hilary Mantel quote to my huge list of quotes on history.<br />http://www.historyscoper.com/timequotes.html<br />Historyscoperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821885034444628101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-39925945933635349532018-11-08T18:20:24.156+00:002018-11-08T18:20:24.156+00:00It must be so difficult writing historical fiction...It must be so difficult writing historical fiction, especially in the eras that are not so well documented. I don't know how you do it, but I am glad that you do!Beatrice Rivershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221137725327339731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-50651684458766594082018-11-03T09:55:05.983+00:002018-11-03T09:55:05.983+00:00Hi Sarah. Yes, not too many Viking diaries lying a...Hi Sarah. Yes, not too many Viking diaries lying around, I guess! But then you have more license for your own imagination I think when going into the darker periods of history. Richard Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107138894300193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-20800191224087607912018-11-02T17:03:21.780+00:002018-11-02T17:03:21.780+00:00Such a fabulous post, Richard. You certainly hit t...Such a fabulous post, Richard. You certainly hit the proverbial nail on the head. Mary Anne Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11350612918063788778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-84921668164549537002018-11-02T13:36:52.040+00:002018-11-02T13:36:52.040+00:00really enjoyed reading this! My histfic is set in ...really enjoyed reading this! My histfic is set in the Viking age so there is some sources and findings, but it's as you say very hard to get into what I think could be a real Viking man or woman's mindset. It's extremely hard to do and I catch myself making the experience easier for today's readers by infusing some of today's perspectives and priorities...even though i can't prove which view and perception would be "right". I often go with "my" character can surely have thought, felt, or done this...as long as i stay authentic and plausible. it's tough. Thank you for this!Sarah Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08979483698947095156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-66322497896209137822018-11-02T13:09:01.010+00:002018-11-02T13:09:01.010+00:00Thanks, Julia. Glad you enjoyed it.Thanks, Julia. Glad you enjoyed it.Richard Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107138894300193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-37024095360618711282018-11-02T13:08:12.674+00:002018-11-02T13:08:12.674+00:00Thanks, Penny. Room for lots of approaches. What I...Thanks, Penny. Room for lots of approaches. What I found interesting, and sometimes difficult, was working out where my own red lines were. <br />Richard Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107138894300193959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-54403875340139770742018-11-02T12:22:56.589+00:002018-11-02T12:22:56.589+00:00Wow, very interesting to think about. Puts a new p...Wow, very interesting to think about. Puts a new perspective on the genre.Julia Maiolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4044457453847267877.post-15186997806662699402018-11-02T07:49:20.873+00:002018-11-02T07:49:20.873+00:00What an interesting and thoughtful article, Richar...What an interesting and thoughtful article, Richard. I agree that 'history' is not a hard and fast entity, our understanding of it depends on whose interpretation or version of it we read. Historical fiction writers are able to use their knowledge to fashion their story, making it believable.Penny Hampsonhttp://www.pennyhampson.co.uknoreply@blogger.com