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Cornelia Amiri
Cornelia took a few moments to share her thoughts about writing fiction set in the backdrop of Ancient history.
Topics Discussed *Tools
for research
I like the mystery of the deep past. Reveling lost secrets of days gone by. The challenge of making the unfamiliar familiar.
Yes. The mist and magic of the Celtic lands, especially Wales, Scotland, and
Ireland. I am also fascinated by the early, exotic civilizations of Mesopotamia,
Egypt, Persia, and Greece. How do you go about your research? What tools do you use? I read non-fiction books on history and mythology. You can’t fully
represent the people of any time period unless you understand their religious
beliefs. I also use the Internet for specifics. It's great for finding
ancient names, locating recipes for ancient foods, and accessing a full range of
pictures on artifacts from specific time periods. What pitfalls can a writer face when writing fiction set in an Ancient period? There is a lot of conflicting information, such as several versions of the same story, several different names given for the same king. You have to decide if you want your story to represent a less factual but better-known version, or a more realistic account, or a more mythological portrayal. What two recommendations would you give to a writer wishing to write a story set in Ancient times?First, keep it historically accurate but don’t lose track of your story. You aren’t writing about the time period, you are writing about what happened between two people in that time period. Second, never separate description from action. Work all descriptions in with the characters' actions. Describe the food as the character: stirs it, smells it, tastes it, blows on it, burns it. Describe the clothing as the character: brushes the dust off, hikes up her skirts to run across the field, washes them, mends them, takes them off.
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