TheSage Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Hey guys, I'm really excited to explore this website and write some content of my own. his will be my first time writing and I'm thinking about historical fiction. Any advice? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Administrator Cia Posted April 12, 2016 Site Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2016 Research, research, research. You can't just make things up with historical work and you'd be surprised at what you don't know about the basic habits of a time period, even beyond speech which can change decade to decade, much less centuries. I'd recommend picking a time period and reading a lot about it, plus picking up non-fiction books at the library. As for posting here on GA, our Stories area is custom so make sure you read the FAQ topics that will help you understand exactly how and what to post. That can be found through the Help tab in the red menu bar. Welcome to GA! I hope you'll enjoy your time here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Welcome, Sage. May your time at Gay Authors prove to be rewarding and enjoyable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Administrator Graeme Posted April 12, 2016 Site Administrator Share Posted April 12, 2016 Welcome! Cia's given some great advice. I know with my own current novel that the amount of surprises I encountered when I did was the research was amazing. There are subtleties in everything, and while most people won't spot any flaws, those that know will have those flaws jump out at them. I remember reading a story set in Australia that happened to mention a Qantas flight number flying into Sydney, but I recognised the flight number and it was a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne. That disconcerted me and took me out of the story for a moment. It doesn't take a lot of effort to get little details like that correct and they help to make the story that much richer. Good luck with the writing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_evs Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Hey, also a newbie here. I look forward to adding some writing also and hope you don't mind my leaching some advice you receive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Espinosa Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Hey, also a newbie here. I look forward to adding some writing also and hope you don't mind my leaching some advice you receive. Welcome to GA c_evs! Hey guys, I'm really excited to explore this website and write some content of my own. his will be my first time writing and I'm thinking about historical fiction. Any advice? Welcome to GA Sage! Cia and Graeme gave excellent advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riley Jericho Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Cia and Graham are right. In fact, popular best-selling authors spend gobs of money on research assistants to get the detail right. If it's your first time writing, I would go for something simple to test out your style. GA is a great place to get feedback. Riley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpeggio Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 -shoves everyone out of the way- HI IM LACEY AND I LIKE NEWBIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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