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I like the sound of that idea! Have you ever read the Brother Cadfael mysteries? They’re quite fun and they’re about a medieval monk during the first English civil war solving murders. I quite enjoy reading those, especially since it’s very obvious the author did her research.

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Well, you’re my friend, so I would feel bad if I couldn’t overlook your annoying MC (and yes, she is annoying. I hope she gets better before the end). 😀 But when its just a book written by someone I don’t know, I have no patience.

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That’s the problem. I absolutely adore historical fiction but can’t stand half of it. Or more than half of it. But yes, I have an extreme affinity to the “Common man”, which leads me to reading a lot of war historical fiction, because the war (both first and second world wars) were really won by the courage of the average Joe Bloggs. I…[Read more]

@valtmy Yes, it’s funny – and kinda sad – how wrong modern perception of history is.  There are so many things the history books just don’t tell you, and so many things they tell you that are just fabricated because “winners write the history books.” 😉

Anyway, I’ve got to go now.  Goodnight!

@seekjustice Rochellaine’s next mission: Think of h…[Read more]

@seekjustice There are some GREAT modern his-fics, and there are some HORRIBLE modern his-fics. 😛

@valtmy Well, I can just say I’ve seen the type all over the place, in 1870s heroines, in 1910s heroines, 1930s heroines…you can see where this is going. 😉

Well, I don’t really see why that makes her more similar to the Southern Belle than to…[Read more]

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Yeah, true. I tend to dislike high born lady types (it’s the Australian in me), so that’s probably why I don’t like them. I also dislike the Regency era ladies in Jane Austen 😛

And yeah, you would think so. But in my experience, people will write anything in their diaries and that usually shows you their more flawed side, which you tend…[Read more]

@valtmy My reply to @seekjustice above covers some of what you’re talking about.

I agree that they’re a subset of the noblewoman/lady stereotype.

I don’t think they come from a specific time period, though.  They originated in the pre-Civil War era, but they had existed before then, in women like Martha Washington and Martha Jefferson, and they…[Read more]

@valtmy Hi!  You’re still here. 😀

Yes, I’ve figured out a plan. Not going to reveal it right now, though. 😉  My plotting and planning has been going great, but the writing itself is still going slowly. 😛  Hopefully I’ll have the next section done soon, though.

Do you have any examples of Southern Belles that you like or dislike?

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Yeah, the stereotype really annoys me, though I don’t really have any idea how much truth is in the stereotype.

@valtmy Yishay’s song… 😛  Well, it’s not the whole song.  I think his feelings are similar to the ending of “Soliloquy” from Carousel where the lyrics are “She’s gotta be sheltered and fed and dressed in the best that money can buy…I’ll go out and make it(money) or steal it or take it or die!”

I feel like I’m giving something away, but yo…[Read more]

@dekreel Hm, that’s interesting.  To be honest, I actually despise Gone with the Wind. 😛  What do you like about it?

I dunno. *ponders* I thought she was.

@valtmy Hello!  You want to answer the question?  Are you on SE or not? 😉

@rochellaine  That’s a great way of putting it. . .

My writing is. . . okay. . . I’m considering writing a steampunk novel sometime in the future. Maybe a steampunk retelling of Gone with the Wind. That would be cool.

I’m not on Story Embers as often as I should, so I can’t give a clear answer. What I do know is that it’s thriving.

Wait,…[Read more]

@rochellaine  @seekjustice  @catwing  @jenwriter17  @valtmy  Hey, guys! Yes, I’m still alive. 😛 I’ll be writing, or at least making plans. Anyone around?

@valtmy Are you still here?

@seekjustice You here yet?

@rochellaine @catwing @valtmy You all still on? I have returned. 🙂

@valtmy Hello.

@rochellaine It’s going pretty good. Doing what @jenwriter17 tagged me on.

@catwing Hi!  How’s it going?

@valtmy Aw, well getting re-inspired is fun!  I was singing a song today and suddenly realized, “Hey, that would be a great song for what Yishay is thinking right now!” 😀 So, now I have a song for Yishay. 😛

@valtmy Yup!  How’s it going?

@seekjustice @rochellaine @alia @ariel-ashira @catwing @valtmy @kaya-young @dragon-snapper @dekreel

Anyone on? I’m writing blog posts and outlining my WIP.

@ariel-ashira @jenwriter17 @alia @valtmy @rochellaine

Anyone around?