On writing and recent omisions

[esmerelda_t]

I was terribly remiss in yesterday's post not to mention that on Saturday I entertained anteros_lmc and toots overnight. ITV marked the occasion by kindly showing The Examination for Lieutenant and I made Anteros watch Merlin fanvids at 3am. Good times

Comments

[eglantine_br]

My feeling is this: write it and see. If you need to slap an explanatory note in front you can always do that. But I am pretty casual about these things. And i have found that your writing, in particular makes good sense to me even when I don't really know who the people are.

I am slavering to read this one!

[esmerelda_t]

Even the very best historical novels have afterwords I've noticed giving a bit of context, so if it's good enough for them and so on!

[esmerelda_t]

Thanks for commenting, hopefully it will be finished soonish.

[mylodon]

Yes, that "not having any shorthand" bit is really important.

Just looked up Phillip - interesting bloke.

[esmerelda_t]

He's ideal for fiction really, all we know is the bare biographical facts so everything else can be at the whim of the author.

[anteros_lmc]

Don't worry, I'll let you off this time! :P

I made Anteros watch Merlin fanvids at 3am. Good times!
Good times indeed! To be fair, I didn't take much persuading :)

Well you know how much I enjoy your Plantagenet fics, so I'm dying to read your cross over. You're right about the issue of assumed knowledge, but I agree with eglantine_br that explanatory notes and bravura writing can overcome that problem, so I don't think you'll have any trouble!

[esmerelda_t]

Yes the lack of protest was audible. :P

But how do I work Bartholomew in, that's the real issue. :P