True if you can incorporate historical evidence into your story with real life accounts of an event like this then it adds far more credibility and a realistic tone/mood to the story therefore making the story easier to connect with and easier to gain an outlook on how society acted in that era.
Personally using real people gives better perspective that things such as the witch hunts and similar cases can happen in this world.
ReplyDeleteTrue if you can incorporate historical evidence into your story with real life accounts of an event like this then it adds far more credibility and a realistic tone/mood to the story therefore making the story easier to connect with and easier to gain an outlook on how society acted in that era.
ReplyDeleteUsing real people could also serve is a emotional trigger to both the author and the reader.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brian that using real people makes the story more believable.
ReplyDeleteTruth is stranger than fiction.
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