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Every time I think of writing some commentary on the fanfics I'm working on, I start wondering if this sort of thing is really necessary, or if anyone else is actually going to care. Is this, basically, the best use of my Livejournal that I can think of?
And yet there's the fact that apart from my Livejournal, it's not like there's anywhere else I can ramble on about these things.
Which is a factor behind the sporadic updates here: I keep wanting to say things, but I keep wondering if the things I want to say are worth saying.
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Actual question for use in fanfic research: when do the various seasons happen in the northern hemisphere?
The situation in the story is that in this 19th century village in Japan, there will be a local festival taking place sometime in the autumn. Harvest festival, if I can swing it.
Later, after more stuff happens, there will be winter. Most of the story will finish off sometime in December.
So, my questions: when does autumn happen, generally speaking? When do the leaves start turning colour noticeably (or at least noticeably enough for poets to start composing haikus about them), and when is a plausible date for a harvest festival?
After that, what kind of weather is usually seen in the countryside (in a valley dominated by a single large mountain, if it matters) in December/early January?
I have to ask all of this because I am Singaporean, and living in the tropics means seasons are a thing that happens to other people. My one major experience with northern hemisphere weather was in Michigan, where it snowed in May.
And yet there's the fact that apart from my Livejournal, it's not like there's anywhere else I can ramble on about these things.
Which is a factor behind the sporadic updates here: I keep wanting to say things, but I keep wondering if the things I want to say are worth saying.
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Actual question for use in fanfic research: when do the various seasons happen in the northern hemisphere?
The situation in the story is that in this 19th century village in Japan, there will be a local festival taking place sometime in the autumn. Harvest festival, if I can swing it.
Later, after more stuff happens, there will be winter. Most of the story will finish off sometime in December.
So, my questions: when does autumn happen, generally speaking? When do the leaves start turning colour noticeably (or at least noticeably enough for poets to start composing haikus about them), and when is a plausible date for a harvest festival?
After that, what kind of weather is usually seen in the countryside (in a valley dominated by a single large mountain, if it matters) in December/early January?
I have to ask all of this because I am Singaporean, and living in the tropics means seasons are a thing that happens to other people. My one major experience with northern hemisphere weather was in Michigan, where it snowed in May.