Nobody can answer this question except you!
Whatever period is most interesting to you! If you're going to write a historical novel, you're going to be doing a lot of research, and if you're not interested in the period, you're not going to finish the research and the novel because it'll get to be too much work for you.
Any idea that is interesting enough to you will be a good idea. You cannot write a story or novel based on ideas that someone else invents - you won't be interested enough in the subject to be able to research and write anything that will actually sell. Plus, anonymous people on the internet have no idea how old you are, what your interests are, or how well you can write!
In order to write, you need a personal connection to the subject. Write about whatever you enjoy, or whatever you find interesting, and you will end up with your novel or story.
WikiAnswers is happy to help you learn how to write better. We will not do your writing for you by giving you ideas and paragraphs to copy.
Here are some more suggestions from WikiAnswers contributors:
• Write about what you know. A good idea for a first novel is to write your own personal story. Everyone has at least one novel in them waiting to be written.
• Observe the world around you. Anything interesting can be an idea for a story or novel.
• Research. The more you know, the more ideas you will have.
• Read stories and books that other authors have written in your chosen genre. This way, you can see how other people do things.
A story can be either plot driven, character driven, or both. Most are stories are both but one or the other usually takes precedence. Charles Dickens' novels are primarily character driven Ian Flemings' are plot driven (although all the plots are the same.) If you need a place to start - trying thinking up interesting characters who can be developed and evolved against an interesting plot, or think up a good crisis that characters can be illuminated through.
Historical fiction is fiction set in a historical time period. We can't suggest "good" ideas because we don't know which eras of history are interesting enough for you to do your research and write a good story about. Pick a historical time and start learning all about it, and you'll find plenty of ideas!
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Historical setting helps to provide the context of a story. For example, historical setting would give the reader some details about time period, the society in which the story takes place, etc.
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An historical novel. Almanac, Chronicle, Manuscript, Legend, Transcript, Journal, Archive, Memoir, Periodical.
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A historical period, or era as it's sometimes called, is a period of time that is readily identifiable by particular things, events and or persons that happened or existed during that time.
The Elizabethan Period
He lived during the Renaissance period.
Modern Art appears before the Baroque Period on a historical timeline.
"Period clothing" refers to the type of clothing that was worn during a particular period of history, as examples, during the 1600s... 1800s. Dressing in or wearing clothing of a particular period of time is used during historical re-enactments or during special festivals geared to that historical time. Note that in order to dress in the correct "period clothing", it requires a person to have a good understanding of history and historical events. For example, showing up in 1920s flapper clothes would not do when attending a Civil War (1865-67) historical re-enactment.
It gives us clues about the time period in which a story was written.
The way the culture and the time in which the author writes influence the story