Sandra Sookoo- What’s the deal with all those clothes?

24 Feb 2012 4 Comments

by Eden in Uncategorized

Reblogged from Murders and Mysteries:

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Today I’ve got my friend Sandra Sookoo back for a visit. As you can see from the title she’s talking about clothes-the difference between now and 1863.

Though I love writing stories set in historical time lines, there are a few things that make such a venture difficult—namely the clothes.

Imagine your daily routine now: wake up to the alarm, stumble out of bed and into a nice, warm shower, blow dry your hair, put on makeup, get dressed in barely-there panties, a bra, some sort of shirt and pants then slide your feet into some sort of shoes.

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Good things to consider when you are writing anything historical (or futuristic, depending on your society). Sandra's post outlines some details of living in the past that many of of don't consider (and some of us don't want to consider)... Just remember this when you're drooling over Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler... and imagining her after the ride from Rivendell covered in trail dust and horsesweat, and him covered in four day old orc blood.

Feeling Not-So Ready

12 Feb 2012 9 Comments

by Eden in philosophies, quandries, Social Media, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , ,

Did you ever get the feel that the Universe was reading your mind?

It’s been one of those days–one of those glorious weeks actually when every thing I do or see somehow has a deeper connection to the mental stew I’ve been brewing.  Right now the dish I’m trying to serve up is a bit odd to say the least.  The flavor certainly isn’t right, odd textures, and a lot of it is just water and some bouillon cubes.  Yes, I should have made stock, but I was in a hurry to start some things cooking.  People wanted to eat, and I felt like a truck had dragged me down the Thruway behind it.

But the stuff I saw along the way….  Wow! More

What do you mean it’s Wednesday already?

26 Jan 2012 3 Comments

by Eden in accomplishments, Analysis, Atyriia, characters, creative process, directions, journeys, Kieri, Photos, Research, ROW80, Uncategorized, Updates Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

It’s that time of the week again….  What do you mean it’s Wednesday already?  Didn’t Sunday just go by with me saying that I needed to reassess (and reduce) my goals?  Oh, yes, it did.  Ah well.  Here we go again.  ROW80 check-in (here are my updated goals for reference…they don’t include the goals for the Fifty/Fifty/Me or the Telling Tales 2012 Challenges which fortunately seem to be rolling along quite comfortably as I note below). More

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