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Jean M. Roberts's avatar

Great article. I also write historical fiction. I had a reader complain that my characters, set in 1650s Massachusetts Colony, were unlikeable because of their beliefs and actions were reprehensible. What can I say? Welcome to the past!

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William E.'s avatar

You make a lot of good points, especially the point about how modern writers tend to project modern ways of thinking onto past people.

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