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One of the things creators of historical fiction get the most pushback about is the use of “anachronistic” words, especially swear words or sexual words. That's where this little guide comes in.
300+ Dirty, Sexy Words for Historical Writers contains timelines of the earliest known use of common words for sex, body parts, courtship, and insults from Old English to the early 1970s, according to the latest information collected by The Oxford English Dictionary Online. These twelve timelines provide writers with period-accurate language, as well as a wealth of alternatives, to help them write intimate and steamy scenes. Now that’s a happy ending.
Millions of people around the world enjoy disappearing into books in order to escape from the pressures of the everyday world. But what if you truly did disappear into a book? After all, reality is stranger than fiction.
If the unthinkable was to happen to you, there’s a good chance you’d be sucked into a romance novel, one of the most popular genres on the planet. In this world of breathtakingly attractive people, swashbuckling adventures, and steamy plots, an ordinary person could use a little help navigating their way to a happy ending.
Use these tips and information from the medieval world to prepare yourself in the event that one day you’ll stop reading, and people will start reading you.
Historical fiction is one of the hottest genres in books, film, and television today, but sometimes it's tough to know how to go about creating a world that feels real.
As someone who’s spent the last decade learning all she can about the life and times of people from the past, Danièle has gathered together a few ideas to help you find and work historical detail into your fictional world without having to get your PhD. It’s her hope that you’ll be able to use these six steps to feel more comfortable in the past, and to help you find ways to flesh out your vision – while having some fun along the way.
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For most of your career as a superhero, you’ll be fighting regular, garden-variety baddies on the streets of your local metropolis. But eventually, a day will come when your writers want to rub you out or reboot you. On that day, you’ll be faced with the ultimate villain: your nemesis, carefully crafted to have the very unique talents and traits to defeat you (or maybe just hella-strong). What’s a hero to do?
Use these tips and tactics from the Middle Ages to help you defeat your nemesis on that fateful day, and prove to your writers and your fans that you’re worth keeping around for another series, or maybe even a movie or two.
In addition to her books, Danièle has written 200+ articles on medieval history for print magazines and digital publications.
Click here for her archive of articles as The Five-Minute Medievalist on Medievalists.net.
