tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post862431912568017356..comments2023-10-09T04:28:16.384-07:00Comments on Writing about writing: Do historical novels exist?TCWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13053437802878060775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-37097875889852477542013-11-08T06:23:25.169-08:002013-11-08T06:23:25.169-08:00Yes, the label is clearly useful to writers but pr...Yes, the label is clearly useful to writers but probably not to readers.TCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13053437802878060775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-15310229449672462772013-11-02T08:04:57.770-07:002013-11-02T08:04:57.770-07:00Great post! I had never really thought of it this...Great post! I had never really thought of it this way. Maybe the genre label works best to identify such authors to each other, since even if we write in different eras we have the interest in history in common. I am going to post your blog on Facebook.About AARThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16987756025437912499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1164684531570048336.post-18044810030613194992013-11-01T08:37:26.584-07:002013-11-01T08:37:26.584-07:00Beats me! Seriously though, as a writer of histor...Beats me! Seriously though, as a writer of historical novels, including the paddleboat novel you referenced, I have the added disability of having LGBY themes, which automatically gets me reactions like "I won't b e reading your book since I'm not a lesbian." (Well neither am I and I wrote the damned thing.) <br /><br />I think the best thing we could do is find a way to get the word out to people who already know they like a period... let's put our heads together and figure this out.<br /><br />I do think you are 100$ correct on this. People like eras, not the generic "historical", and the subgenre like mystery, war, etc.<br /><br />Speaking of which.. Civil War and American history fans, check out http://www.shield-wall.com -- medieval nuts toom soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168489005557918262noreply@blogger.com