The Ethics of Fantasy

[twik]

I think if it bothers you, write a preface. Explain that this isn't "fact thinly-veiled by fiction," but "a what-if scenario that takes lots of liberties."

I think the writers who contribute most to conspiracist mindset are those who try, as mentioned above, to suggest that everything's true in their story except for their manly self-insert - I mean, completely fictional main character.

[nomuse]

As it happens, I'm currently in the early parts of the long slog of writing a novel set in the Eastern Mediterranean ca 1200 BCE.

This is largely defanged territory; the nationalist crap is mostly old, not terrible well formed, and already in disagreement with itself. You might get a few people squawking about "Dorians," (there is a long, sad story there which I don't feel like going into) but otherwise I'm not too worried about charting around any remaining garbage.

I may annoy a few Sad Puppies though. That's something to be hoped for.