The Historical Action and Adventure Podcast – making history come alive!
Bestselling authors Matthew Harffy and Steven A. McKay chat about writing action and adventure stories, diving into some of the more quirky and unusual aspects of history, with a detour through music and its role in their process.
Each episode covers different exciting themes, often with brilliant guests who help shed light on what Matthew and Steven have decided to talk about that week.
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This episode is sponsored by Paul Bernardi's brand new historical thriller Blood Feud. Please check it out!
On today's episode we're talking about what IS ”historical fiction”. It's a genre that seems to encapsulate so many other genres, crime, thrillers, action and adventure… but what actually makes a story historical fiction?
The Historical Novel Society defines the genre as works ”written at least fifty years after the events described”. Do you agree with that? What about alternative history? What about novels that were written as contemporary fiction but are now hundreds of years old? What about fiction set in a time SO remote that it's essentially speculative? We discuss these points and more!
Take a listen to this fascinating topic and please let us know what you think constitutes ”historical fiction”.
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patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction
If you're an author or publisher and would like to sponsor one of our episodes, please get in touch. You can find us on social media or email us at rockpaperswordspodcast@gmail.com
This episode is sponsored by Paul Bernardi’s brand new historical thriller Blood Feud. Please check it out HERE!
On today’s episode we’re talking about what IS “historical fiction”. It’s a genre that seems to encapsulate so many other genres, crime, thrillers, action and adventure… but what actually makes a story historical fiction?
The Historical Novel Society defines the genre as works “written at least fifty years after the events described”. Do you agree with that? What about alternative history? What about novels that were written as contemporary fiction but are now hundreds of years old? What about fiction set in a time SO remote that it’s essentially speculative? We discuss these points and more!
Take a listen to this fascinating topic and please let us know what you think constitutes “historical fiction”.
Useful links:
Support us on one of our 3 tiers on Patreon – patreon.com/RockPaperSwordsPodcast
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_fiction
If you’re an author or publisher and would like to sponsor one of our episodes, please get in touch. You can find us on social media or email us at rockpaperswordspodcast@gmail.com