tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post4890934110749672671..comments2023-11-26T23:24:15.748-08:00Comments on Time Present and Time Past: Place in Historical Fiction: The Quest for AuthenticityMark Pattonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-68709174182970984362014-04-01T04:45:26.617-07:002014-04-01T04:45:26.617-07:00Thanks, Nancy, there aren't many definitive an...Thanks, Nancy, there aren't many definitive answers in what we do. You had a real challenge with your book in that nobody really knows where (or even if) the crucial battle took place. I started out writing "what I know," but am now getting quite excited by the thought of all the unseen corners of London waiting to be explored...Mark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621801968983662236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3130566520954194626.post-67304990639712172892014-04-01T03:30:22.759-07:002014-04-01T03:30:22.759-07:00Thought provoking, Mark, and I suspect there is no...Thought provoking, Mark, and I suspect there is no definitive answer to the 'do I fictionaise everything' in my novel question. I used a mixture of both real and fictionised place names in my recently published Book 3 of my Celtic Fervour Series, After Whorl: Donning Double Cloaks. It's very much down to how much an author wants to spend time on having a self-experience of a location and, like you, my royalties presently don't get me very far from home. Nancy Jardine Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366248895961876075noreply@blogger.com