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Good luck with your writing!Susie Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023173142068702088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-66736306243651017372012-09-06T06:15:38.855-07:002012-09-06T06:15:38.855-07:00Thanks Matt. There's a part of me that definit...Thanks Matt. There's a part of me that definitely thinks, 'ah well, maybe this is a place for some creative notice.' But I really feel--as a historian and for anyone who writes historical--this kind of under the rug sweeping should be done minimally and with great awareness (e.g should make it to the historical note). Susie Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023173142068702088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-65150866523419180412012-09-06T06:13:41.578-07:002012-09-06T06:13:41.578-07:00Jeff-thanks, all good suggestions. I imagine they&...Jeff-thanks, all good suggestions. I imagine they'd have broken up their trip with stays at coaching inns, so I wonder if they'd have tried to make the trek in one day. Susie Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023173142068702088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-36334990305636860122012-09-06T06:10:26.816-07:002012-09-06T06:10:26.816-07:00There are always highwaymen! (A variant on the dic...There are always highwaymen! (A variant on the dictum, "When in doubt have a man with a gun show up at the door.")Sam Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059524216536846003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-22626080852486132332012-09-06T06:10:00.347-07:002012-09-06T06:10:00.347-07:00Thanks! That sounds like a great read!Thanks! That sounds like a great read!Susie Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023173142068702088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-53108833298463941952012-09-06T06:09:24.473-07:002012-09-06T06:09:24.473-07:00thanks--its definitely challenging. I try to make ...thanks--its definitely challenging. I try to make my points of high action as tight as possible, and leave some moments for slower development of characters, plots etc. So trot to gallop if you will :-) Susie Calkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16023173142068702088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-28360742211504577162012-08-29T09:31:20.133-07:002012-08-29T09:31:20.133-07:00These are the questions that tend to stop me in my...These are the questions that tend to stop me in my tracks while writing. So do you stop the flow of the writing to do what could be (as you've seen) hours and hours of research or do you pretend you know the answer and work it out in the next draft? Or do you follow Matt's theory and know that your readers willingly suspend disbelief (within reason)? I know my dad is as much a stickler for NYC accuracy in films ("You can't get to the Brooklyn Bridge that way!") as I am for medieval history, but unless the error is egregious, we still enjoy films about NY or a show like "The Tudors." I think, as Miss Jane Austen would say, we have to make allowances. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-40658667515855517282012-08-28T20:37:02.395-07:002012-08-28T20:37:02.395-07:00This is a great insight into the countless questio...This is a great insight into the countless questions that an author must answer! <br /><br />I'm reminded of an article I read recently written by Tom Hanks about Nora Ephron, right after her passing. He relayed a story about the first Ephron film he'd seen--well before they worked together on Sleepless in Seattle--that took place in NYC. There was a scene where the main character had to travel across Manhattan and Hanks was struck by the fact that Ephron filmed the exact route one needed to take to get from point A to point B. He was floored by the accuracy and said that he'd never seen that before...and rarely since. <br /><br />Although somewhat interesting, my thought was: does it really matter? I live in the land where all John Hughes movies were filmed and none of the "nearby locations" are actually nearby each other. This fact certainly doesn't change my enjoyment. <br /><br />I'm happy to accept some creative license on minor things like "how long does it take to get from point A to B." 15 hours or 4 hours...I'm willing to go with it. I just want to know what happens when you get there!Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-1458882318943642472012-08-28T16:01:54.557-07:002012-08-28T16:01:54.557-07:00Dog's grease, or [any mammal] grease, is rende...Dog's grease, or [any mammal] grease, is rendered fat. I've never heard of it applied to dogs before, but I suspect that it's just a question of working with what you have. No idea why (or whether) dog's grease is particular is good for horses. <br /><br />I suspect that the easy answer to your question lies in 17th vs. 20th-century attitudes. I'm not duplicating your Google search, but what's the provenance of the 4 mph figure? Anything later than the Industrial Revolution, and I'd question whether that number hadn't dropped due to changing attitudes about how to treat horses. In the 17th century, a driver would think nothing of whipping a horse almost to death, *provided* that the injuries were all recuperable and no *economic* damage was sustained by the horse. <br /><br />That said, I have an idea where you can find historical data: the Royal Society was founded in 1660, and if anyone ever needed to make the trip from London to Oxford.... I strongly suspect that you'll be able to find several diaries in the hands of their librarians, and I equally suspect that if you need to find someone who was highly motivated to make the trip quicker, they'll be able to point you to that as well.Jeff Portenhttp://www.jeffporten.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-38611410763949904292012-08-28T14:11:10.527-07:002012-08-28T14:11:10.527-07:00 In The Huguenot Sword, my heroes race to protect ... In The Huguenot Sword, my heroes race to protect another character from an assassination plot, but the intended target had a 12 hour head start. The trick is maintaining the sense of jeopardy, as that is what adds to the scene not time or distance. So it takes 15 hours from London to Oxford? You can make a lot can happen.Shawn Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08053842855118457085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5985500887917221259.post-57480648378564879772012-08-28T03:33:35.804-07:002012-08-28T03:33:35.804-07:00I love this! And I have had to grapple with just s...I love this! And I have had to grapple with just such a challenge. It's hard to write a thriller, which be definition is fast-paced, in a time when no one got anywhere quickly!Nancy Bilyeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03081147714919653976noreply@blogger.com