⏳ 7 tips for writing historical fiction

thank you so much to the viewer who requested this video! it was a fun topic to explore, and i'd love to do this with other genres if you guys would like to see that :-) here are some other misc tips i didn't include: reaching out to university professors via email is a great way to get further insight you might not be able to glean from books and internet searches! if you're looking up basic information on wikipedia, remember to check the cited sources—the articles and websites there might have extra information as well, and it's a great way to make sure the facts presented there are legit primary sources are KEY if you can get them. (primary sources are basically actual historical documents, maps, images, etc.) if writing outside of your lived experience, even if you're, say, a korean-american writing a book set in historical korea, it's good to find and utilize authenticity readers to ensure that cultural, language, and historical elements are up to standard in a similar vein, if you're writing a story set in a culture that has been historically marginalized and you do not share that marginalization (ie a white american writing about medieval Japan), I would strongly advise you to consider a different setting if you're considering publication thank you for watching :) ✨ timestamps: 0:00 - opening 0:03 - intro 1:02 - tip #1: research isn't everything 2:03 - tip #2: avoid anachronisms 2:55 - tip #3: understand reader expectations 3:35 - tip #4: subvert expectations with reality 5:00 - tip #5: pay attention to voice and tone 5:47 - tip #6: consider global context 7:20 - tip #7: why are you writing in this era? 8:31 - outro ✨ music: Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Lohfi - Chasing Horizon - https://thmatc.co/?l=C3B9DFA1 ✨ links: 🇵🇸 STAY INFORMED/DONATE: https://savepalestine.carrd.co travel writings: https://wherethehellami.blog website: https://lynndjung.com/​​​​​​ instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynndjung/?... ✨ my published writing: "The Fall of Esther Park" via Apparition Lit: https://apparitionlit.com/the-fall-of... "Eulogy for a Muse" via The Icarus Writing Collective: https://www.icaruswritingcollective.c... ✨ contact me/business inquiries: [email protected] ✨ tags: booktube, authortube writing, writer, author, speculative fiction, fantasy books, historical fiction, write a historical fiction novel, write historical fiction, historical fiction writing tips, histfic, history, history writing tips, authortok, novel writing, writing advice, how to write historical fiction, how to write history, how to write histfic, historical fiction writing help, historical fiction writing advice, history writing advice, medieval europe, historical setting novel, historical era novel, medieval europe novel, historical fiction books, how to write a historical fiction book, historical fiction stories This video was written and filmed on Chumash land.