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[candesgirl]

And why do I feel like I've used that subject title before?

SO. NaNo. I'm going full steam ahead on that this year after taking last year off. I have my sights set awfully high and have been bothering most anyone who will listen to me about my big idea for it. I must say that dragonlit, kimboosan, filthgoblin and paragraphs have all been incredibly helpful and encouraging thus far

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[fringedweller]

Try Deanna Raybourn, "Silent In The Grave" and the two sequels. Without wanting to blow my own trumpet, that particular era was a specialist study of mine, so if you want a historical Brit-pick, I'm more than happy to help.

[candesgirl]

You know what? I JUST cracked that open, I took it out of the library today :) Thanks for the rec, I'm definitely going to read it now. And thanks for the offer of helping with the historical Brit-pick, I just might take you up on that :) And hey, you go on and toot your own horn, I sure don't mind!

[fringedweller]

It's a fab book, I hope you like it. If your story involves high class prostitutes, or the demi-mondaine as they were delicately called, I can recommend "Courtesans" by Katie Hickman as an excellently-researched piece of non-fiction.

[candesgirl]

I will check that out too, because I might have need for such specific knowledge ;)

[candesgirl]

Hey, do you know anything about male prostitutes in that era? Was there such a thing, underground maybe? Or do you know where I might be able to find info like that? You can email me if you like, candesgirl@gmail.com, if not no worries :)