Today Emma and I were discussing my book. Since my characters are going to England, Emma decided that the royal family had to be involved. I was like, no, because that would make it easier to pinpoint a year. I don't want a year pinpointed. So, she says, leave out the baby.
Then we got onto how I would respect them more if they gave their son swords and chain mail. Emma reminded me that they don't use chain mail anymore. I remarked that we really need to go back to old fashioned warfare...without explosives, you know. Emma agreed, because then we wouldn't have nuclear weapons. I said that we needed to go back to when warriors fought man to man, with the clashing of steel against steel, or the twang of a bow as an arrow sings through the air and sinks into your enemy's chest with a sickening thud.
Emma gives me a weird look and says, "I think you're writing the wrong books."
I DO write books with swords!! I write modern fiction AND medieval themed fantasy/allegory! Seriously. It's like she hasn't read Follow the Star.
~Sharon
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