Zama
Well, finally, night shift is over and I can once again resume writing. All the more so because I have two weeks off (apart from the one day they couldn`t find cover for) for writing, relaxing and my coming handfasting.
I`ve just begun reading the "Lions Whelp" by Nigel Tranter, and while I`m glad I did I`m also raging. Why? Because it`s given me even more ideas for the Zama series. In effect, the main story I`ve been working on has now become a sequal. The Lion's Whelp is based on the relationship between Sir Alec, Thane of Gilmess and the boy-king James the II of Scotland (ancestor of James the VI who went on to become James the I of England). Alas, this relationship -and the circumstances which brought it about (regicide, rebellion and a chance encounter with one of the few honourable young nobles in the country at the time) rather mirros the back-story I`d created for one of the main characters.
Well, several of them actually, when you consider that the main character of the novel is the city-state of Zama itself. Rather, I should say, the early events of the novel mirror the backstory of the cities ruling family. All in all it`s not a huge problem, as I envisioned the Zama series as encompassing about 100-120 years of the cities history and four generations of tales regarding it`s inhabitants. All this new inspiration means is that I`ll have to begin the tale about ten years earlier than I`d originally intended.
So no great loss. Bonus, in fact.
I`ve just begun reading the "Lions Whelp" by Nigel Tranter, and while I`m glad I did I`m also raging. Why? Because it`s given me even more ideas for the Zama series. In effect, the main story I`ve been working on has now become a sequal. The Lion's Whelp is based on the relationship between Sir Alec, Thane of Gilmess and the boy-king James the II of Scotland (ancestor of James the VI who went on to become James the I of England). Alas, this relationship -and the circumstances which brought it about (regicide, rebellion and a chance encounter with one of the few honourable young nobles in the country at the time) rather mirros the back-story I`d created for one of the main characters.
Well, several of them actually, when you consider that the main character of the novel is the city-state of Zama itself. Rather, I should say, the early events of the novel mirror the backstory of the cities ruling family. All in all it`s not a huge problem, as I envisioned the Zama series as encompassing about 100-120 years of the cities history and four generations of tales regarding it`s inhabitants. All this new inspiration means is that I`ll have to begin the tale about ten years earlier than I`d originally intended.
So no great loss. Bonus, in fact.