Log in or register to post comments by Neeraj V Murali 18th April 2014 Does anyone use these in their novels ? ? ? Replies My novel is historical, but I have no intention of using historical speech. Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure Adrian Sroka 19/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply Leave archaic words to Shakespeare and stick with modern one - that's my own personal rule for writing! Mark J Braybrook 3005 points Developing your craft Film, Music, Theatre, TV and Radio Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Business, Management and Education Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Speculative Fiction Popular science, Social science, Medical Science Practical and Self-Help Historical Gothic and Horror Philosophy and Religion Romance Mark J Braybrook 18/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply I have read some historical fiction that uses a smattering of words that are time-appropriate, but I think only in speech and only sparingly. Too many would put the reader off, I think. Katy W 270 points Ready to publish Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Historical Speculative Fiction Katy W 18/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply Pagination « First page ‹ Previous page 1 2 3 4
My novel is historical, but I have no intention of using historical speech. Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure Adrian Sroka 19/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply
Adrian Sroka 19900 points Ready to publish Fiction Historical Middle Grade (Children's) Young Adult (YA) Adventure
Leave archaic words to Shakespeare and stick with modern one - that's my own personal rule for writing! Mark J Braybrook 3005 points Developing your craft Film, Music, Theatre, TV and Radio Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Business, Management and Education Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Speculative Fiction Popular science, Social science, Medical Science Practical and Self-Help Historical Gothic and Horror Philosophy and Religion Romance Mark J Braybrook 18/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply
Mark J Braybrook 3005 points Developing your craft Film, Music, Theatre, TV and Radio Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Business, Management and Education Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Speculative Fiction Popular science, Social science, Medical Science Practical and Self-Help Historical Gothic and Horror Philosophy and Religion Romance
I have read some historical fiction that uses a smattering of words that are time-appropriate, but I think only in speech and only sparingly. Too many would put the reader off, I think. Katy W 270 points Ready to publish Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Historical Speculative Fiction Katy W 18/04/2014 Like 0 Report Reply
Katy W 270 points Ready to publish Short stories Fiction Crime, Mystery, Thriller Adventure Autobiography, Biography and Memoir Middle Grade (Children's) Picture Books (Children's) Comic Historical Speculative Fiction
My novel is historical, but I have no intention of using historical speech.
Leave archaic words to Shakespeare and stick with modern one - that's my own personal rule for writing!
I have read some historical fiction that uses a smattering of words that are time-appropriate, but I think only in speech and only sparingly. Too many would put the reader off, I think.