historical-accuracy

Introducing the “mistorical,” and The Uses and Limits of History in Romance

Introducing the “mistorical,” and The Uses and Limits of History in Romance

  First I want to formally introduce our newest tag at Dear Author: mistorical. Now tags don’t generally get such an officious welcome, but this one, in particular, might be a wee bit controversial, as it means, quite literally, “mistaken historical.” In other words, it’s the tag we’re now going to be using to describe(…)

Why Accuracy in Historical M/M Romance Matters (to Joan/SarahF)

Why Accuracy in Historical M/M Romance Matters (to Joan/SarahF)

Since my review of Bonnie Dee‘s m/m historical romance Jungle Heat, there has been considerable discussion in Romancelandia about historical accuracy. The ones I noticed were at Katiebabs’ blog, Kalen Hughes at History Hoydens, and Courtney Milan’s blog. I thought the conversations were interesting specifically in light of writing and reading historical gay romance. So,(…)

Wednesday Midday News Roundup: historical fact v. entertainment

Generation Y women like social networking and sharing their thoughts on the products that they buy.   This is, apparently, news.   It is not something that ebook manufacturers have caught on yet, though.   The current ebook reader enthusiast is a 47-year-old married man with a household income in excess of 6 figures.   But! researchers believe that(…)

Everything We Know About Scotland, We Learned from Romance Books

Everything We Know About Scotland, We Learned from Romance Books

All Scottish men are named Jamie. But that’s only if they’re not called Alistair. All Scottish men wear kilts, even when they were outlawed and even when they didn’t exist. All clans have an identifying tartan. All Scottish men carry claymores. Everyone is a Highlander because the Highlands start right at the border between England(…)