tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3408550521729634273.post4863790623820568260..comments2024-02-20T04:13:13.617-06:00Comments on Zen of Writing: Writing Historical Fiction, part 2 More on ImmersionL.D. Alfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720367819774905756noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3408550521729634273.post-50066548779370988282010-09-07T10:33:44.833-05:002010-09-07T10:33:44.833-05:00Hi Lisa, I'm sorry it took me a while to reply...Hi Lisa, I'm sorry it took me a while to reply to your comment because I think it is an outstanding one. I will talk about immersion and the modern era too. I think your ideas are excellent. That is precisely how to get into a period. Your credibility as an historical author, in my opinion has to be on a good foundation because or your approach.L.D. Alfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06720367819774905756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3408550521729634273.post-28192907087502106322010-09-04T10:59:12.149-05:002010-09-04T10:59:12.149-05:00Immersion is no less important or difficult when t...Immersion is no less important or difficult when the historical setting is more recent. My own novel, Verdi's Dream, takes place in northern Italy in 1945, and deals with a true episode called the Secret Surrender negotiated by Allen Dulles with SS Gen Karl Wolff, commander of Nazi troops occupying northern Italy at the time. The 'full immersion' research entailed interviews with individuals who had lived through that time, listening to the music of the time, watching documentaries and newsreels of the time, digging out photos and souvenirs of the time, and much much more library research and interviewing. The fact that the time period was more recent made the immersion both more difficult and easier. However, not only God but credibility is in the details, as Alford points out.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326916661899081480noreply@blogger.com