tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post5290768640848624617..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: USING REAL PEOPLE IN HISTORICAL FICTIONMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-29631853126397626742011-09-04T21:06:00.343+01:002011-09-04T21:06:00.343+01:00I bought Fallen Grace after reading this blog post...I bought Fallen Grace after reading this blog post and read it while on holiday. Loved it!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32999994727036385072011-08-14T09:40:45.389+01:002011-08-14T09:40:45.389+01:00Thank you, thank you, for all those kind words. Ma...Thank you, thank you, for all those kind words. Mary xxxMary Hooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202547873959487754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-21955493408800769932011-08-13T14:09:25.384+01:002011-08-13T14:09:25.384+01:00I really enjoyed this post. In addition to being i...I really enjoyed this post. In addition to being interesting, it perfectly captures the joy and excitement we HF writers feel when we weave our stories around real people!Vicky Alvear Shecterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570828339389206203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-17657297915771940902011-08-13T12:14:35.496+01:002011-08-13T12:14:35.496+01:00just finished velvet and I loved the Conan Doyle c...just finished velvet and I loved the Conan Doyle cameo.kirsty at the overflowing libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688668056795747019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-3804620304090823752011-08-13T11:23:59.167+01:002011-08-13T11:23:59.167+01:00I always put real historical characters in my Time...I always put real historical characters in my Time Travelling Cat series, and sometimes feel I'm being lazy. But yes, as a reader and a writer I feel they add authenticity. Can't wait to get hold of Mary's books set in Dr John Dee's house as I've done one, just one, TTcat & the Tudor Treasure, where a lot of the action takes place in his house. <br />Think I've just become a History Girl fan!Julia Jarmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57351040511967345962011-08-13T10:32:36.038+01:002011-08-13T10:32:36.038+01:00I love finding real characters in historical ficti...I love finding real characters in historical fiction! (My own WIP is all about real people, though not anyone famous.) <br />Your books sound right up my street, Mary - must check them out.Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-67440230919202365002011-08-13T09:26:40.512+01:002011-08-13T09:26:40.512+01:00I didn't mean to cut off there! But your cover...I didn't mean to cut off there! But your covers are always as beautiful as your writing Mary.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-43075543819379642152011-08-13T09:24:23.014+01:002011-08-13T09:24:23.014+01:00I love real people walk ons too. You find out such...I love real people walk ons too. You find out such interesting stuff it is hard not to. In Nest of Vipers the thieves going to hang with my entirely fictional protagonist. are real. Mary Cut-And- Come-Again had particularly colourful methods to avoid capture which involved squirting breast milk in the eyes of arresting officers.<br />It's almost as if a sprinkling of real people makes the pretend people more real. Looking forward to Velvet, I bet the cover is superb,Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610226884546830879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-82149029682915854152011-08-13T09:22:19.372+01:002011-08-13T09:22:19.372+01:00Do you think the business of using 'incidental...Do you think the business of using 'incidental' real historical figures is more acceptable in children's than adult fiction? If an adult might, for insistence, groan at a 'convenient' encounter with Samuel Johnson in an eighteenth-century setting, a child is unlikely to react in the same way, in fact is more likely never to have come across the great man before. <br />I totally agree with the point made in the last paragraph - it's easier to make historical novels feel authentic than contemporary ones. Thanks for such an interesting post, Mary.Linda B-Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01599899073420595717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30464458942659938082011-08-13T08:58:12.993+01:002011-08-13T08:58:12.993+01:00This is so interesting, Mary! And what fun...can&#...This is so interesting, Mary! And what fun...can't wait for the Jane Austen period one...adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80941494427155606462011-08-13T08:46:20.791+01:002011-08-13T08:46:20.791+01:00Watch out, Mary! It starts small (like your uncred...Watch out, Mary! It starts small (like your uncredited Pepys cameo) but then it can become a full-blown addiction. Before you know it you'll have real historical figures interacting with your fictional characters all over the place. ;-)<br /><br />But seriously. I loved this blog and I love your books!Caroline Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07249424644829463560noreply@blogger.com