While on Wattpad (I) came across a story entitled the
Christmas tale of Anne Boleyn. It is not
a very long story. That does not seem to
matter. The author has created a very
convincing and realistic, believable character.
I found the story by looking through the SCI Fi user page on
Wattpad. It lists different types of
stories under the common banner of science fiction. It does a good job at putting different types
of science fiction stories into their own lists. There was a list for general science fiction,
science fiction that took place in outer space, steam punk stories, and a list
entitled “time and eternity” where I found this story.
Though this is not about Wattpad and its efforts to help
users find content, this is about my first impressions of the story the
Christmas tale of Anne Boleyn written by the username: EvelynDangerfield.
I really can’t tell you much of events that happened in the
story, seeing how the whole thing is only four pages long. Though what I can say is that the author does
an excellent job of using facts of the time and uses them in a way that is
relevant to her main character. Anne
Boleyn is struggling with the most important time of her life when King Henry
is wooing her. From reading the story
you feel less like the author is dropping main events and important details to
give you a sense of history and place.
What the author does is write from Anne’s perspective and filters the
information from what she knows about and would be most concerned off.
From reading historical fiction books, many will simply
insert historical facts like chocolate chips on a cookie. They feel like they are there on the surface
but are not a part of the DNA of the story.
If you enjoyed reading my impressions of the story I highly
encourage you to seek this out on Wattpad.
Here’s a link to the story.
