tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post6194430199890031786..comments2023-09-05T12:51:25.656-05:00Comments on edittorrent: Carol's questionEdittorrenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-28332041301156620712008-02-17T17:13:00.000-06:002008-02-17T17:13:00.000-06:00The focus should NOT, apparently, be on the actual...<I>The focus should NOT, apparently, be on the actual historical person, but a fictitious person close to that person.</I><BR/><BR/>As a historian, I can understand that. We know too much about historical figures, and it's much easier to have a character fall in love or quarrel with an enemy or turn up at an important place if his whereabouts are *not* documented.<BR/><BR/>The readership between biographies and historical novels overlaps to a fair degree (The Sunne In Splendour has been set reading for a history course I took) so there is that competition and the fear of someone calling the writer on historical accuracy. Minor personages and invented characters are a lot safer.<BR/><BR/>I do like the tight pants theory, though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-81404209662458803062008-02-15T16:15:00.000-06:002008-02-15T16:15:00.000-06:00As a writer of all historicals I'm totally down wi...As a writer of all historicals I'm totally down with that theory.<BR/>:)<BR/>G.Genella deGreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129942813842907408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-41663605550613412822008-02-15T10:39:00.000-06:002008-02-15T10:39:00.000-06:00Hmm - so should science fiction romance be set in ...Hmm - so should science fiction romance be set in a time with tight space suits? LOLDave Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773380114295267509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-55192828302185803102008-02-15T09:10:00.000-06:002008-02-15T09:10:00.000-06:00I've been a longtime adherent to Alicia's Tight Pa...I've been a longtime adherent to Alicia's Tight Pants Theory. The first time she mentioned it to me, I swear I heard the chorus of angels singing hallelujah. It just makes so much sense. <BR/><BR/>But don't forget the Easy Access Corollary to the Tight Pants Theory! Kilts, togas, those little leather flaps Native Americans used to wear -- these are all very sexy, too.<BR/><BR/>I will say that I think nontraditional historical romances might be heating up just a bit. Too soon to know for sure. And stories with strong sexual content and strong worldbuilding seem to get more play. <BR/><BR/>TheresaEdittorrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295505709568570553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-41524088300204539312008-02-15T08:36:00.001-06:002008-02-15T08:36:00.001-06:00I love your tight pants theory! I suppose those "...I love your tight pants theory! I suppose those "pumpkin pants" don't make for a very sexy hero!Dara Edmondsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074955377079380225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6824896765631412903.post-4607541552339294652008-02-15T08:36:00.000-06:002008-02-15T08:36:00.000-06:00The Tight Pants Theory of Historical Romance. LMAO...The Tight Pants Theory of Historical Romance. LMAO!<BR/><BR/>I guess that means the '70s and '80s glam and hair rock culture is ripe for romance. I remember how I dressed during those eras (especially the '80s when I was old enough that it mattered what I wore).<BR/><BR/>I'm a closet Western writer. I keep sneaking aspects of it into the Sci-Fi, Action, and Fantasy that I write. Is it any wonder I loved Joss Whedon's <I>Firefly</I> TV series? :)<BR/><BR/>IanIanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14497045412007902460noreply@blogger.com