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 > > > > John Maass, Ph.D. > 614-506-9537 (c) > New book project: http://tinyurl.com/93ahom4 > > > On 10/18/12, Craig Kilby<[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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 > > *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 > ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html