Diana Gabaldon - If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative histo...

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If you're writing something that's clearly labelled as an alternative history, of course it's perfectly legitimate to play with known historical characters and events, but less so when you're writing an essentially straight historical fiction.

Diana Gabaldon

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Wenn Sie etwas schreiben, das eindeutig als alternative Geschichte bezeichnet wird, ist es natürlich legitim, mit bekannten historischen Charakteren und Ereignissen zu spielen, aber weniger, wenn Sie eine im Wesentlichen geradlinige historische Fiktion schreiben.

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