i am a writer.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Historical fiction can be an umbrella term; though commonly used as a synonym for describing the historical novel; the term can be applied to works in other narrative formats, such as those in the performing and visual arts like theatre, opera, cinema and television, as well as video games and graphic novels. An essential element of historical fiction is that it is set in the past and pays attention to the manners, social conditions and other details of the period depicted. Authors also frequently choose to explore notable historical figures in these settings, allowing readers to better understand how these individuals might have responded to their environments. Some subgenres such as alternate history and historical fantasy insert speculative or ahistorical elements into a novel. Works of historical fiction are sometimes criticized for lack of authenticity because of readerly or genre expectations for accurate period details. This tension between historical authenticity, or historicity, and fiction frequently becomes a point of comment for readers and popular critics, while scholarly criticism frequently goes beyond this commentary, investigating the genre for its other thematic and critical interests.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "One of the hardest things about writing historical fiction is being accurate to the details. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is true. It would be hard to have every detail"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think one of the most important parts is the social conditions and manners of the time."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes things were quite different than today"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Etiquette has definitely evolved over the years. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "It is not valued as highly today in my opinion."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Very true. In historical times etiquette was so important which can make it hard to write without daily experience with it. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Today's children are not even taught etiquette the way children once were."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "No they aren't. I'm not sure many even know who Emily Post is anymore. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Perhaps our world would be quite different if everyone practiced more etiquette in their every day lives."}]