[ SECRET POST #4428 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4428 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Good, because "fiction" just means "this didn't actually happen". "Fantasy" implies magic, and gay people existing in history without it being an issue doesn't need to be magic.

[(Anonymous)]

DA - But "historical fiction" strongly implies a certain degree of realism, particularly as it pertains to the historical period in which the story takes place. That's why a work is deemed historical fiction in the first place. Without that historical realism, what you have is fiction, full stop.

[(Anonymous)]

But no historical fiction is truly accurate either, and I don't think there's really any clear answer as to where you should draw the line for how much unrealistic stuff is 'too much'.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

Just because no historical fiction is 100% accurate doesn't mean that there are no standards whatsoever. You can write historical fiction about Henry VIII having a secret (very brief) affair with the French King and that would still count so long as the timeline roughly fit the historical timeline. But if you write a story where Henry VIII has an affair with Queen Victoria, that's very clearly not historical fiction any more...it's fantasy. Likewise, if your story has Henry VIII jet skiing and scarfing down chicken wings at Hooters, that's very clearly not historical.

[(Anonymous)]

Likewise, if your story has Henry VIII jet skiing and scarfing down chicken wings at Hooters,

I chuckled. Out loud. Thank you for this image.

Also, I agree with your comment.

[(Anonymous)]

But why does "gay couple exist and isn't harassed" more like the latter than the former?