tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post6736934089401428471..comments2023-11-12T09:52:42.825-05:00Comments on Medieval Woman: Blogging with Historical Novelist Susan Higginbotham: Ten Reasons to Write Historical FictionSusan Higginbothamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-6729477814458830532007-03-14T09:31:00.000-04:002007-03-14T09:31:00.000-04:00Thanks, ladies!Thanks, ladies!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-23522458052170965512007-03-11T09:29:00.000-04:002007-03-11T09:29:00.000-04:00I'm on a certain e-list dominated by writers of co...I'm on a certain e-list dominated by writers of contemporary 'women's' fiction and your reasons are a wonderful antidote to some of their writerly preoccupations. Indeed, I am soooo glad I write historical fiction, especially for number 10 (although not related to Richard III. Currently it's Roger Bigod!)Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-45718429504787681062007-03-07T20:21:00.000-05:002007-03-07T20:21:00.000-05:00I'm totally with Carla. Don't want to read like a ...I'm totally with Carla. Don't want to read like a social worker, to quote Bernita. I prefer real battles to fighting inner demons. <BR/><BR/>Though it seems some writers of historical fiction let them in through the backdoor, like that Caledonia trilogs with the heroine who suffers from her past - I bet it's just the good ol' abuse of woman's fiction. :)Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-82513969079742827942007-03-07T09:42:00.000-05:002007-03-07T09:42:00.000-05:00Every single one--VERY true!!!Every single one--VERY true!!!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-10310355744756252502007-03-06T11:00:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:00:00.000-05:00A lot of these are jolly good reasons for reading ...A lot of these are jolly good reasons for reading historical fiction, too :-) At any rate 1-4, 7 and 8 have managed to put me off contemporary 'wimmin's fiction' in a big way.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-8391965624289473242007-03-06T04:59:00.000-05:002007-03-06T04:59:00.000-05:00I love number 9 - sooo true!I love number 9 - sooo true!Kathryn Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397714441908100576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21031350.post-10432815956634147202007-03-06T01:43:00.000-05:002007-03-06T01:43:00.000-05:00Love this! Especially no. 10.Love this! Especially no. 10.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com