tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post8030643662711108881..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Should we care about anachronisms?Louise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-16520586704595968102011-09-14T07:22:07.757+01:002011-09-14T07:22:07.757+01:00I agree with you, Lynne. I pick up a historical ov...I agree with you, Lynne. I pick up a historical over a contemporary for a reason. I feel cheated when I pick up a US historical and it's riddled with modern language and anachronisms. I've grown very wary of buying books that have been recommended as usually they are not to my taste because the obvious anachronisms pull me out of the story immediately.<br /><br />I've noticed "history-lite" stories by Julia Quinn, Elizabeth Hoyt and Eloisa James being published in the UK. It would be interesting to see how successful they would be with a British audience.Juliehttp://www.bookishjottings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-5506805685745647632011-09-13T13:22:04.383+01:002011-09-13T13:22:04.383+01:00I'd like to know before I buy that a romance h...I'd like to know before I buy that a romance has been written 'history lite'.<br />I usually find them less than satisfying because they stretch believability much too far and sometimes I even give up reading them.<br />Personally I try for a middle ground in my writing- bearing in mind the facts and how I present them, but able to bend and flex them (to assist my characters) where it is possible to do so in the circumstances.Carolbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05578076528292643928noreply@blogger.com