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The Historical Fact Checker reviews your manuscript for historical accuracy and flags anachronisms while guiding you toward authentic fixes that protect immersion.
Strengthen your story with confident historical accuracy.
Historical fiction breaks when readers stumble over anachronisms. The Historical Fact Checker helps you avoid those immersion-killing mistakes by giving you a clear, organized review of the historical details in your manuscript. It keeps your world believable and your storytelling grounded in the time and place you have chosen.
When you upload your content, the tool generates:
- A structured list of potential historical issues grouped by category
- Clear explanations for why each detail may be inaccurate
- Specific suggestions for historically plausible alternatives
- Notes on items that are unusual but still possible in your setting
You will walk away with clarity about what is accurate, what needs revision, and how to make each detail feel authentic to your chosen era.
Use It To
- Catch historical errors before editors or readers do
- Strengthen the authenticity of your worldbuilding
- Replace modern details with period-correct alternatives
- Improve reader trust and protect immersion
Verisimilitude
Historical accuracy builds credibility and increases reader satisfaction, especially among history lovers who notice small details. This tool focuses only on historical and cultural correctness, which keeps the feedback targeted and easy to act on. It quotes or paraphrases your manuscript as it evaluates it, which makes each issue simple to locate and fix. It works within your existing workflow and accelerates revision by giving you straightforward, actionable guidance drawn from verifiable history.
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FAQ
- What is the Historical Fact Checker? It is a tool that reviews your manuscript for historical accuracy and identifies anachronisms that may weaken reader trust.
- Who should use this tool? Historical fiction authors, fantasy authors with real-world influences, alternate history writers, and anyone who wants airtight historical detail.
- What does it create or check for? It flags inaccurate language, customs, objects, events, technologies, clothing, attitudes, and any detail that does not fit the chosen time and place.
- How does it help authors? It sharpens authenticity, prevents reader complaints, and speeds up revisions by providing clear explanations and suggested corrections.
- What happens with my data or file? Your manuscript is used only to generate the analysis for this session and is not stored or reused.
- How much does it cost? The tool is available to Novel Marketing patrons at the Patron Toolbox level and higher.
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