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March 30, 2022

CONVERSATION: More Thoughts on Anachronisms and Inaccuracies

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / author's notes / believability / book errors / contemperroneous / names / sex / vocabulary27 Comments

Janine: In our last conversation post we discussed anachronisms. Some of the offshoots in our discussion were enjoyable so we hope that you will like them too. Here they are:   Author’s Notes   Jayne: If you don’t realize something is wrong or you couldn’t care less about it, does ... more >

March 14, 2022

CONVERSATION: Where Do You Stand on Anachronisms?

JayneConversationsanachronisms / authenticity / believability / book errors / book plots / Historical Fantasy / language31 Comments

Jayne: Our next topic for discussion is “anachronisms.” Do anachronisms bother you? Or not? Are any types worse than others? Language, culture, legal stuff, character actions, titles, anything else? Can you tolerate a certain amount or is there a point beyond which you throw up your hands and say “No ... more >

December 3, 2013

POC romance and the authenticity question

SunitaLetters of Opinionauthenticity / Letters of Opinion / multicultural / POC70 Comments

Over the years we’ve had a lot of spirited debates here at Dear Author about questions of authenticity and authority. Who gets to tell the stories of the disadvantaged and the historically silenced? As women, many of us are keenly aware of what it means to have someone more powerful, ... more >

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