but I'm off again this week (virtually to snowy France) to visit my lovely author friend Vanessa Couchman who is always generously helpful with her time and expertise, giving me excellent tips for self publishing and the like.
Today my topic is about writing in actual historical characters into my writing, even when little is, in fact, known about them.
Pop over to Vanessa's and read the full post by clicking HERE.
To whet your appetite the post is about creating my General Agricola in book 4 (to come) of my Celtic Fervour series and it goes like this.... (partial reblog here - copyright Nancy Jardine)
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"Into the mind of…Agricola
Creating a completely fictional character is wonderful. He/she
doesn’t come with pre-formed associations on the part of the reader because there
are no known identifying characteristics. It’s then up to the author to imbue
the character with whatever traits will fit the plot, their role in the story,
and make them believable for the reader.
My Celtic Fervour
Series is set in late first century A.D. in northern Roman Britain. Book 4
(to be published) begins after a great confrontation between the Caledonian allies
against the armies of General Agricola,
Commander of the Roman legions in Britannia. Agricola, one of my main
characters in Book 4, is a historically recognisable individual to those who
know a bit of Ancient Roman history but he’s not really that famous. My other
characters are entirely fictional..."
Read the rest of the post at Vanessa's HERE
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