tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26185264.post8728723722716946261..comments2024-02-23T01:35:47.264-08:00Comments on a Fair Substitute for Heaven: Where Rachel McMillan hangs out : Chronicles of my First Draft: Real people in Historical FictionRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04256326961775297121noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26185264.post-42594230643903793782013-02-25T18:38:28.970-08:002013-02-25T18:38:28.970-08:00On a less "serious" level, when I write ...On a less "serious" level, when I write fan fiction for real people (ie. BoB) I am always extremely aware that these were real PEOPLE who lived lives and had/have family and loved ones, but, as with BoB, I have so much respect for the soldiers, and I've read their memoirs, etc., and I feel that I can do SOME justice to their "characters" as long as I treat them as any other character I create: keep them honest to themselves and don't invent fantastical situations for them that they wouldn't be in. There are some soldiers who I feel I can find their voice and so I write them. If it's something I wouldn't be ashamed of if a relative of theirs read, then it's a good bet that I'm okay with writing it.<br /><br />That didn't make ANY sense. ducKy Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073089300933708375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26185264.post-7357458562296518902013-02-25T11:37:27.876-08:002013-02-25T11:37:27.876-08:00I, too, shy away from more than a mention of a his...I, too, shy away from more than a mention of a historical figure or two. I'm just too afraid of "messing them up." But I do admire those who do this well, even crafting entire novels with historical characters at the core. Two of my favorite authors who have done this are Alexander Thom and Irving Stone. Then there is Eugenia Price, who crafted her stories about people who really lived, fleshing them out in her imagine through letters and journals. That takes so much courage, in my opinion! So I just try to write historically accurate fictional characters. :) Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.com