Recent content by tiggywinke

I'm glad that a footman seems plausible. I was just worried about whether footmen had really made the transition from being outdoorsy sorts of servants who ran before the master's coach knocking people out of the way to being indoor fixtures with polite manners. (You don't want a rude fellow...

Fair enough. I suppose it was foolish to hope for more. :p Since you're familiar with the period, who would you have answer the London townhouse door of the wealthy daughter of a knight? At the moment, I have it as a footman. And as for the 17th century being a time of change in the...

There are certainly a lot of books on early modern daily life out there, but most are of the kind that tells about the rise and fall of social movements and the like, which is not what I need. I need the answer to questions like: If you walked up to an early 17th century London townhouse owned...

Well, yes, but it seems like a disproportionate number of alternate history manuscripts aren't making it past the publication gatekeepers. Anecdotal evidence suggests that there are tons of such manuscripts floating around, let's call it 20% of the total, while published alternate history books...

Hi, I'm writing a novel set in a magicless alternate history world. (It more or less counts as fantasy, as do Swordspoint, Outlander, and Guy Gavriel Kay's historical fantasies.) I thought such projects would be rare, since so few of them wind up in print, but here on the internet it seems...

Yes--how Eurocentric of me not to have said. Ideally England, but I'll take anywhere in Europe.

Hi--I can find a certain amount of information about medieval households, and also 18th century households, but little about the transitional period in between. Does anyone know of any resources on this subject? I'm particularly interested in aristocratic households, and knowing which sort of...

"Dog Wizard" by Barbara Hambly. The characters are great fun and the plot is delightfully weird.

I've hated many books in my life, most of which I was required to read for school. One book I hated that I theoretically read for fun was "Ruins" by Kevin J. Anderson. It was an X-Files novel--or at least it claimed to be on the front. It's probably easiest to list the things that this book...

Possibly "Red Dragon" by Thomas Harris. What a twisted book. :p It's better than the book version of "Silence of the Lambs," but not better than the film.

I'm reading Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander." The first two chapters were terribly, terribly dull, and unnecessary if you know what a Jacobite is, but the book has gotten better. I'm enjoying her portrayal of 18th century Scotland.

I'm a veteran fanfic author looking to cross over into the pro world, and I need all the help I can get. :p I'm very excited to discover this forum, and I look forward to getting to know all of you!