Hi everyone - from a newbie in the field.

[AnnaGoeldi]

Hi everyone
I'm a 42y woman from Switzerland and always wanted to write a book. My friends encouraged me, saying I probably could pull it off, so here I am .
So far, I'm in the research stage of what I hope will eventually turn out as a Historical Fantasy novel.

 

[TheCrystallineEntity]

Welcome! I hope you have a good time here. What kind of historical fantasy are you aiming for?

 

[AnnaGoeldi]

Welcome! I hope you have a good time here. What kind of historical fantasy are you aiming for?

I'm aiming to write something in the period around 16th-18th Century in rural Switzerland. A time with episodes of famine, plague and witch trials, with religiousness and folklore. Since there is a lot happening in those years I'm quite busy researching what people exactly believed, how they did farming, what were the actual reasons behind witch trials, how they tried to escape the plague etc. Also some problems were quite focused in specific areas so I am trying to find which particular villages/areas would be accurate.

 

[Karlin]

Good Luck! I've written a historical fantasy, but cheated, using an existing one as a basis.

 

[AnnaGoeldi]

Good Luck! I've written a historical fantasy, but cheated, using an existing one as a basis.

Thank you! Well it is hard to find material that is 100% unique..

 

[pmmg]

Howdy Anna, Welcome here.

 

[Karlin]

Thank you! Well it is hard to find material that is 100% unique..

mine is unique, but uses ...well take a look: Amazon.com: The Second Journey eBook : Bigman, Joel: Kindle Store

 

[CupofJoe]

Hail and well-met AnnaGoeldi
Good to have you here.

 

[K.Hudson]

I'm aiming to write something in the period around 16th-18th Century in rural Switzerland. A time with episodes of famine, plague and witch trials, with religiousness and folklore. Since there is a lot happening in those years I'm quite busy researching what people exactly believed, how they did farming, what were the actual reasons behind witch trials, how they tried to escape the plague etc. Also some problems were quite focused in specific areas so I am trying to find which particular villages/areas would be accurate.

That actually sounds quite interesting.

 

[Demesnedenoir]

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the stormy trip.

 

[xena]

Welcome here and good luck with your research!

 

[minta]

Hello and welcome!