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Author Archives: OUR 12/1/1015 GUEST BLOGGER DAVID MARSHALL HUNT

Guest Blogger David Marshall Hunt

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OUR 12/1/1015 GUEST BLOGGER DAVID MARSHALL HUNT

David is the author of the novel, Flower Girl: A Burton Family Mystery, and the fantasy series, The Star Stone, The Chair, & The Dog (Book 1: Secrets of the Star Stone Society) andT he Pilgrimage (Book 2: Secrets of the Star Stone Society).

3 DECEMBER 2015 Guest Blogger David Marshall Hunt

12/1/2015 – How Experience Shapes Fiction

The blurry line between fact and fiction gets even more obscured when an author does extensive research into real world events, past and present, only to insert his/her personal experiences into the story which contains the fiction. For the most part realism is enhanced by personal experiences. I have for years adhered to the notion that, “There is no history written without ‘author bias’.” (unknown source). If you buy into this notion, then it becomes necessary to ask what is the difference between history and historical fiction? A short answer would be that the fiction-writing author is able to fantasize and get creative in the story telling process; nevertheless, it is critical to maintain a believable historical context.

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