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<blockquote data-quote="user 4351" data-source="post: 535132" data-attributes="member: 4351"><p>I have followed this thread with some interest. As a writer, I tend to avoid writing strict historical fiction, in part because of the problems presented here. Historical fiction of any kind tends to attract those drawn to the historical period in question, so the audience is bound to know more than your average reader about the particular setting.</p><p></p><p>However, the absence of smoking in a novel isn't typically a dealbreaker for many, simply because smoking is seen as taboo by many these days. Most people I know aren't smokers, and wouldn't even think about whether or not a character smokes. That's not how it should be, in my opinion, but that's been my experience.</p><p></p><p>Of course, the people I grew up around are also the type who would expect a character who smokes to be some kind of villain, so there's that.</p><p></p><p>I envy those who can write historical fiction well, without dumping so much modern thought and stereotype into it. I'm convinced some of the classics that haven't been banned from public education have survived simply because people refuse to read them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4351, post: 535132, member: 4351"] I have followed this thread with some interest. As a writer, I tend to avoid writing strict historical fiction, in part because of the problems presented here. Historical fiction of any kind tends to attract those drawn to the historical period in question, so the audience is bound to know more than your average reader about the particular setting. However, the absence of smoking in a novel isn't typically a dealbreaker for many, simply because smoking is seen as taboo by many these days. Most people I know aren't smokers, and wouldn't even think about whether or not a character smokes. That's not how it should be, in my opinion, but that's been my experience. Of course, the people I grew up around are also the type who would expect a character who smokes to be some kind of villain, so there's that. I envy those who can write historical fiction well, without dumping so much modern thought and stereotype into it. I'm convinced some of the classics that haven't been banned from public education have survived simply because people refuse to read them. [/QUOTE]
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