**Erin Bee** @erinbee@gorgon.city · Feb 22, 2021, 00:38

**Erin Bee** @erinbee@gorgon.city · Feb 22, 2021, 00:38

Good way to let the reader know the story is set in 1911:

- Have a character mention the theft of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre

Bad way:

- Have a character think about their plans for the next few years, and by golly are they glad wars don't happen any more

**Louisa** @Louisa@mastodon.xyz · 2021-02-22T00:52:05Z

Louisa @Louisa@mastodon.xyz

@erinbee There *might* be a war soon, there's some grumbling from the Kaiser, but you can bet your bottom dollar it'll be the war to end all wars!!

**Erin Bee** @erinbee@gorgon.city · Feb 22, 2021, 00:54

**Erin Bee** @erinbee@gorgon.city · Feb 22, 2021, 00:54

Erin Bee @erinbee@gorgon.city

@Louisa Big 1913 energy.

(See also: The story is set in 1939 because someone scoffed something about "the war to end all wars!" at a newspaper.)

**Louisa** @Louisa@mastodon.xyz · Feb 22, 2021, 01:32

**Louisa** @Louisa@mastodon.xyz · Feb 22, 2021, 01:32

Louisa @Louisa@mastodon.xyz

@erinbee "I'm sorry Dad never came home from the war, Mom, but something like that will NEVER happen to me!"