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George Armstrong
Writing a Historical Fiction
First off, start asking questions like what era do you wish to write this book in? How do you in vision your character/charatcers? Plus, do you know everything to even write in this genre? Choose whether or not you'll write this in a western or a victorian setting, and what nationality of your characters will be. Make sure to think of a well thought out plot. Go online or watch the history channel, and see which era or occassion most interests you. When you have drawn yourself into a certain topic from history, then you are ready to begin your steps in writing your Historical Fiction.
When writing a Historical Fiction, you must first take the time out to research extensively. Before I begin writing any book, I study all hours of the night trying to make things as accurate as I can. Do not just go to one website and think you know everything. Go to three, four or even twenty sites for different perspectives on the era. While another might tell you for example only on the Wounded Knee Massacre, another site might give you insights on the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and it's commanders and ect. . . Plus, you may not be able to understand one person's way of explaining things, another you could understand clearly. Remember, if you know the truth, people will believe your fictional story. Main goal is that, to allow your readers to think it's possible your story could have happened in the era you chose.
Decide which era, location and setting you will make your book around. Learn their way of life, vocabulary, wording, wars, occasions, shops and fashion to give your reader more details. I even read on hairstyles and jobs that were available at that point. Keep in mind, many Historians and folks who studied this particular topic could possibly be reading your book. It's quite embarrassing to find out your book isn't really accurate.
After getting the research together, then you should start giving your characters names. Personally, I google list of first and last names dating to the certain era I'm writing in. Ask, do these characters seem real? Does the setting seem realistic? When writing in any genre, you must question yourself about these topics. I recommend creating your own characters. You should create your characters around a real person, for example, I want a character similar to George Armstrong, according to the characteristics and personality.
If you do plan on picking someone from the past, do extensive research on the person, and read every perspective on their biography. Youtube, Google, Yahoo searches have a whole list of websites where you can learn about your selected character. Make sure to have permission before incorporating a real life person, who actually did walk the earth at that era. Not all folks are okay with everyone using their ancestors, and twisting their real bios around.
Historical Fiction is a genre I most love to work in. It gives people the chance to put their own spin on history. It could be anything from vampires, zombies, to a classic ghost story, but make it exciting. Don't let it just be another history book, which everyone thinks is boring. Instead, allow your mind to create things that no one has thought of before. Try using something different such as the military or going a year earlier or later than authors usually date their books in.
About the Author
Tikaani is a new author. Writes fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Horror, Westerns, Nonfiction, and Children's books.
Why do people say Gen. George Armstrong Custer was "evil" or of "questionable character"?
I've been hearing allot over time about how Gen. George Armstrong Custer was of a "questionable character" or some kind of "tyrant", and would like to hear why some may think this way. Yes, I know he fought the American Indians, but wasn't he too just following orders from those above him? Did he do something completely inappropriate and out of the ordinary in order to be labeled a villain or is it just politicaly correct to consider him one because he killed natives? Would like to hear opinions.
After his death, Custer achieved the lasting fame that eluded him in life. The public saw him as a tragic military hero and gentleman who sacrificed his life for his country. Custer's wife, Elizabeth, who accompanied him in many of his frontier expeditions, did much to advance this view with the publication of several books about her late husband: Boots and Saddles, Life with General Custer in Dakota (1885), Tenting on the Plains (1887), and Following the Guidon (1891). General Custer himself wrote about the Indian Wars in My Life on the Plains (1874). She was also the posthumous co-author of The Custer Story (1950).
Within the culture of the U.S. Army, however, Custer was perceived as a self-seeking, glory-wanting man who placed his own needs above those of his own soldiers and the needs of the Army as a whole. He frequently invited correspondents to accompany him on his campaigns, and their favorable reportage contributed to his high reputation that lasted well into the twentieth century. It is believed that Custer was photographed more than any other Civil War officer.
Custer was fond of flamboyant dress; a witness described his appearance as "one of the funniest looking beings you ever saw ... like a circus rider gone mad." After being promoted to brigadier general, Custer sported a uniform that included shiny jackboots, tight olive corduroy trousers, a wide-brimmed slouch hat, tight hussar jacket of black velveteen with silver piping on the sleeves, a sailor shirt with silver stars on his collar, and a red cravat. He wore his hair in long glistening ringlets liberally sprinkled with cinnamon-scented hair oil.
The assessment of Custer's actions during the Indian Wars has undergone substantial reconsideration in modern times. For many critics, Custer was the personification and culmination of the U.S. Government's ill-treatment of the Native American tribes. Recent films and books including Little Big Man and Son of the Morning Star depict Custer as a cruel and murderous military commander whose actions today would warrant possible dismissal and court-martial.
George Armstrong Custer