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Dr. Maass,

I agree, and I think that is what I said.

Craig

On Oct 18, 2012, at 10:00 AM, John Maass wrote:

> Mr. Kilby--a literary device does NOT turn a work of history into historical fiction. A literary device can be used in non-fiction to make the story (can we still say that in the history field?) more engaging, compelling, readable, enjoyable, etc... 
> Yours, JM 
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> John Maass, Ph.D.
> 614-506-9537 (c)
> New book project: http://tinyurl.com/93ahom4
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> On 10/18/12, Craig Kilby<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> My own opinion is that a book should be a work of historical fact, or historical fiction, but it cannot be both.* To quote a work that is historical fiction as historical fact is a bad mistake.
> 
> Craig Kilby
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> *This is not to say that work of historical fact cannot be written in an engaging manner, as those who know me well can attest
> 

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