Episode 184: Historical fiction part 1

Notes:

In this episode, we touch on the following previous podcast episodes:

Episode 105: Interview with Joy McCullough (Blood Water Paint)

Episode 17: Being kind to your readers and writing subtle character growth (Sherry Thomas’ Lady Sherlock Series)

Episode 58: Let's talk about Mexican Gothic  

Episode 179: The Bridgerton series

Here are a few articles and videos we referenced for this conversation:

MasterClass Article “What is Historical Fiction? Definition of the Historical Fiction Genre and Tips for Writing Your Historical Novel”

CeladonBooks.com Article “What Is Historical Fiction?”

IAPWE.org Article “The Subgenres of Historical Fiction”

HistoryThroughFiction.com Article “The History of Historical Fiction, in brief”

TCKPublishing.com Article “8 Most Popular Historical Fiction Tropes”

InkandCinema.com Article “Q/A: Writing True Stories - "Based On" vs "Inspired By"“

Variety.com Article “‘Woman King’ Stars Viola Davis and Julius Tennon Talk Box Office Victory and Defend Film Against Historical Critics: ‘We Have to Take License’”

Books and Films Mentioned:

- A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

- The Iliad by Homer

- The Odyssey by Homer

- Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough

- A Study In Scarlet Women (The Lady Sherlock Series Book 1) by Sherry Thomas

- Stalking Jack the Ripper (Stalking Jack the Ripper, 1) by Kerri Maniscalco

- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

- The Pillars of the Earth: A Novel (Kingsbridge Book 1) by Ken Follett   

- The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

- Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley

- Outlander: A Novel (Outlander, Book 1) by Diana Gabaldon

- Bridgerton: The Duke and I (Bridgertons Book 1) by Julia Quinn

- The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy 

- Kindred by Octavia Butler

- Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid  

- Doctor Who: The Christopher Eccleston & David Tennant Collection [TV Series 1-4]

- The Woman King - Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

- Gladiator - Directed by Ridley Scott

Music from: https://filmmusic.io
‘Friendly day’ by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
Licence: CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)