tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post7767811177176473351..comments2024-03-28T00:24:39.106-04:00Comments on ROMANCE WRITERS OF AMERICA NYC: THEY CALL ME TIFFANY: HOW TO MAKE YOUR HISTORICAL CHARACTERS, WELL, HISTORICALNative NYerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16239230892287943136noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-38687999770522500802010-11-08T19:48:22.342-05:002010-11-08T19:48:22.342-05:00Brilliant post Beatriz! The foreskin thing is actu...Brilliant post Beatriz! The foreskin thing is actually a real pet peeve of mine, thanks so much for mentioning. :) And lol on Tiff.Isabo Kellyhttp://www.isabokelly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-39824229432290612082010-11-08T16:58:24.878-05:002010-11-08T16:58:24.878-05:00Thanks for your comments, all! Of course, I admit ...Thanks for your comments, all! Of course, I admit it's also possible to lose your readers on the other side -- too formal and authentic a period tone!<br /><br />Lise, I agree it's sometimes hard to figure out what's authentic and what's not. The best way to develop an ear is to go to the source -- period writings. Novels, of course, but also personal letters, which were often conversational in tone and give a good feel for how dialogue would have sounded as actually performed!<br /><br />As for foreskins, well, it's the true the issue doesn't come up (so to speak) that often, but I've yet to see even passing descriptions that remotely reflect prewar reality!Beatriz Chantrill Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451791026124216115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-34303705284823665512010-11-08T14:11:00.625-05:002010-11-08T14:11:00.625-05:00Beatriz - howlingly funny, spot on, and I have to ...Beatriz - howlingly funny, spot on, and I have to admit the whole foreskin thing never entered my mind! Cannot recall a single incident of it being, um, described in detail!<br /><br />Thanks for the humorous look and reminder to keep it appropriate - though I do have to say I have, from time to time, gotten on my high horse about what I perceived to be an anachronistic use of a saying only to discover upon researching it that it was, indeed, appropriate.<br /><br />Which just goes to show - even if it IS appropriate, if it sounds out of time and place, and a reader is jarred by it, does it really matter if it is right or wrong if you lose your reader?<br /><br />Here's to all the Tiffanys (Tiffanies?) staying where they belong - Beverly Hills.lisekimhortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072878628169741032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-79198097692984152702010-11-08T11:53:22.504-05:002010-11-08T11:53:22.504-05:00Thanks for your thoughts. I agree!Thanks for your thoughts. I agree!Jeaninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975280103786742958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4498845843905507548.post-70418596720281182802010-11-08T11:09:48.839-05:002010-11-08T11:09:48.839-05:00Thanks for your fun take on these not uncommon mis...Thanks for your fun take on these not uncommon mistakes found in certain stories. I too find that characters that act totally out of character for the time period, unless they're time travelling, can be distracting and make me want to put the book down. And, now that you've got me pondering the foreskin issue, I have to say I don't remember reading any romances that include THAT much detail!JStewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224700351361824518noreply@blogger.com