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Tag: ancient rome

Language in historical novels

Something my editor said a while back struck a chord with me. She saw a short excerpt and questioned my use of the word “cute” as the piece was set in the Roman Empire and it was too American. Since then, as I’m red-penning I’m taking out as many modern words as possible. As I… Continue reading Language in historical novels

Published January 10, 2012
Categorized as History, Writing Tagged ancient rome, historical novels, roman empire
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