When deciding on a setting leads to a never-ending wormhole of representation problems
I have a dilemma.
I usually have two or three four or five WIPs going at any given time (that’s not a dilemma, it’s just a fact of life), and I would very much like to begin pre-production on a novel called Patience Goodwin. Here’s the short-short version:
A young Puritan woman tries to help free her stepbrother from his unholy love for a faery ( Read more... )
I usually have two or three four or five WIPs going at any given time (that’s not a dilemma, it’s just a fact of life), and I would very much like to begin pre-production on a novel called Patience Goodwin. Here’s the short-short version:
A young Puritan woman tries to help free her stepbrother from his unholy love for a faery ( Read more... )
Everyone seems to agree that colonial America is the way to go, and I’m very happy about that, as it’s a period that’s near and dear to my heart. Also, yay, an excuse to buy more history books and go on more road trips! *\o/*
I had to look up the word ‘Métis’ to be certain of the definition, as I’ve never heard that term used here. Unfortunately, at this period in colonial New England (maybe twenty years after the settlement at Plimoth was established), a person of mixed heritage would likely have been more shunned. The settlers would have regarded such a person with deep suspicion, and forget about wanting them in their homes. (I enjoy studying my colonial ancestors. I am, however, not especially proud of them.)
Thank you for the book recommendation! That definitely sounds like something I need to read, just for the heck of it. :D
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