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This is marvellous – but SO daunting.
This guy is so good, but to think of someone who actually knows poring over some of the stuff I've written... And laughing, almost certainly laughing.
 
E G Logan said:
And he's so funny. That second one is great.
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The stories I heard from Valhalla... Oh dear. My sons speak Swiss German that sounds a bit guttural. They were supposed to be playing Turkish bandits that are beating the character with whips. The line in Turkish was something like "Take that , you dog", but the dialect coach was busy so told them to just carry on in Schweizer Deutsch. If the story is good enough you can get some things wrong like in North Man. Just don't be Valhalla. Yeah, there are a lot of young archaeologists hanging around these days. All funny and very dishy. Must have been the Harrison Ford influence. If I were writing a romance it's be a toss-up between a young archaeologist and a plumber for my hero. If you need any help on swords or combat let me know. I can probably siphon off some info from the weapons experts.
 
E G Logan said:
This is marvellous – but SO daunting.
This guy is so good, but to think of someone who actually knows poring over some of the stuff I've written... And laughing, almost certainly laughing.
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They love a good story. Give them that and they'll love the book. Put in some things like that tortoise brooch and they'll forgive you everything. Except getting battles wrong.
 
Pamela Jo said:
They love a good story. Give them that and they'll love the book. Put in some things like that tortoise brooch and they'll forgive you everything. Except getting battles wrong.
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I 'walked' through my big fight scene with Barbara. (For which – and the laughs –many thanks.) She had me drawing, first, the bread knife, and then an ancient ladies' walking umbrella, in my bathroom. This was to check if a sword could be drawn in the space, which was the nearest I could find to the narrow room I was describing.
Answer: 'No. Not unless the 1503 villain is armed with my breadknife.'
So now the villain draws his sword slowly and quietly, out of sight behind villain 2. Meaner, nastier.

I also bought 'Write the Fight Right' (Alan Baxter) for the fist-fighting stuff. It's surprisingly hard to write. I hadn't realised, but that's something Lee Child, and some of his 'comps', are really good at.
 
E G Logan said:
I 'walked' through my big fight scene with Barbara. (For which – and the laughs –many thanks.) She had me drawing, first, the bread knife, and then an ancient ladies' walking umbrella, in my bathroom. This was to check if a sword could be drawn in the space, which was the nearest I could find to the narrow room I was describing.
Answer: 'No. Not unless the 1503 villain is armed with my breadknife.'
So now the villain draws his sword slowly and quietly, out of sight behind villain 2. Meaner, nastier.

I also bought 'Write the Fight Right' (Alan Baxter) for the fist-fighting stuff. It's surprisingly hard to write. I hadn't realised, but that's something Lee Child, and some of his 'comps', are really good at.
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Good job. Barbara and my guys have conflicting mentors, but I can't argue with that. One of the HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts) guys helped me write a scene where my character, an actor, fights the evil fairy King who's using a crook with a head like a crane. Archaeologists think it was used in ceremonies by Druids. I like the slower, nastier scene. I can visualise it. You might enjoy the Esfinges page on Facebook for women who do swords. I like the way you explained yourself above too. Very clean and clear writing. I bet your fight scene is tight.
 
Hello Pamela

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The best way to promote women's leadership in agriculture is to publicise more female-led agricultural projects, because today's agriculture is an inspiration for future generations.
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The wonderful Delphos dresses!
These true works of textile art were created by Mariano Fortuny in 1919. They were made in natural microplisated silk and were carefully dyed with natural dyes through an absolutely secret process. The dresses had Murano beads to give him weight and fall.
Mariano Fortuny promoted a true fashion revolution with her dresses inspired by classic antiquity, helping free women from the torment of corsé wear.
Peggy Guggenheim was a fan of these dresses and wore them for the rest of her life.
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