Carol
Scribe
Hello everyone,
I'm so pleased to have found Mythic Scribes.
Quick background, I'm a military historian (research the men not the events) and love historical romance. I have read a few fantasy novels over the years, but do not like Lord of the Rings - please don't hate me. I love Game of Thrones (the books) - not surprising I suppose with its strong historical base, and I do love dragons! I've read a couple of Terry Prachett, (loved Good Omens), Trudi Canavan's Black Magician series, Farenheit 451 is a favourite, as is Fatherland (Robert Harris).
I've been trying to write historical romance, but have been repeatedly frustrated by the behaviour/manners/social conventions, and disappearing down the worm-hole of research. I ranted to a friend in frustration about how I wish I could manipulate the plot etc. He reads Fantasy and Sci-Fi and his reply rocked me: 'But that falls into a sub-genre of fantasy.'
Oh? Really?
Its like a new lease of writing life! So here I am, and for the record I do not consider this an easy option; far from it. What it does mean for me is that I can attempt to 'do my own thing'. Alternate history, based on the UK, medieval-style society, with romance. There will be an occasional battle or two, there may or may not be dragons...
Any and all advice is welcome. Anyone else writing anything of this type, I'd like to connect.
And please - reading recommendations actively encouraged.
Thank you for bothering to read this. Do say hello.
Carol
I'm so pleased to have found Mythic Scribes.
Quick background, I'm a military historian (research the men not the events) and love historical romance. I have read a few fantasy novels over the years, but do not like Lord of the Rings - please don't hate me. I love Game of Thrones (the books) - not surprising I suppose with its strong historical base, and I do love dragons! I've read a couple of Terry Prachett, (loved Good Omens), Trudi Canavan's Black Magician series, Farenheit 451 is a favourite, as is Fatherland (Robert Harris).
I've been trying to write historical romance, but have been repeatedly frustrated by the behaviour/manners/social conventions, and disappearing down the worm-hole of research. I ranted to a friend in frustration about how I wish I could manipulate the plot etc. He reads Fantasy and Sci-Fi and his reply rocked me: 'But that falls into a sub-genre of fantasy.'
Oh? Really?
Its like a new lease of writing life! So here I am, and for the record I do not consider this an easy option; far from it. What it does mean for me is that I can attempt to 'do my own thing'. Alternate history, based on the UK, medieval-style society, with romance. There will be an occasional battle or two, there may or may not be dragons...
Any and all advice is welcome. Anyone else writing anything of this type, I'd like to connect.
And please - reading recommendations actively encouraged.
Thank you for bothering to read this. Do say hello.
Carol