Historical Fiction Narrative Reflection

Here is my historical fiction narrative (diary) that I wrote.

1. What was enjoyable about writing your narrative? Be specific.

Writing a historical fiction narrative is a new experience for me. So this is my first time writing it. I mostly enjoyed creating my own characters for my narrative. Creating a character was really fun. You can create their names, life story, and even their own appearances! I love that part the most.

2. What was challenging about writing your narrative? Be specific.
Try to make my narrative sounds like the old days is challenging. We don't really know the language they used at that time and because the don't use the words like LOL, HAHA, or DIY, right? I was hard when I was trying to make it funny for the readers. So, I decided to use the normal words to make it sound a bit like the olden days.

3. Evaluate (describe) your experience as a historical fiction writer. If you had more time, what would you have liked to research further/change about your narrative?
First, I was struggling a bit when I first start writing. But luckily, I have a diary that I bought to read as an independent book like the series called "Dork Diaries" that can help me with the format and organizing my writing. If I have more time, I would like to I would like to read more of the crusades diaries so I would have some ideas of how the crusaders write and what kind of language (words) they used.

4. Which crusader primary accounts or other sources did you use to help you replicate the language, events, or tone of your account? Please specify from the list which you found helpful.

This account: http://www.shsu.edu/~his_ncp/Cruslet.html has helped a bit at working on the language usage of the crusaders. The primary accounts were about a crusader named Stephen writing a letter to his beloved wife. Plus, from reading, I also learned that they really believe in their god. They keep mentioning about their god and fighting for the god. So, I applied that in my narrative to make it sound more like the olden days.

5. Why did you choose your particular timeframe for your narrative? Was it too much, too little, or just the right amount of time to cover? Please explain.
I chose to let my character join the third crusade. When they are going to attack Saladin's camp. It was not hard at all. I decided to choose that timeframe because I just finished learning and taking notes about that time. And I feel more confident about my information in the third crusade more than the first and second.