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Rod Duncan
Hi there. Sorry for the LONG delay in answering this! I only just noticed it. Please forgive me.
The world building for the Gas-Lit Empire goes on as I write more. The more you write about a character the more you understand him or her. In the same way, I am finding that the more I write in this alternate history, the more I come to know it.
For example, a question came up the other day: does the book Pride and Prejudice exist within the Gas-Lit Empire, and if so, how is it regarded? I started by considering the date of publication. It is close enough to the point at which the history bifurcated from our own time line, that it would certainly have been written in the fantasy world. But then what happened? There are aspects of P&P that would be against the ethos of the Republic. But frowning on it would only make the people of the Kingdom more keen on it. Thus, the rivalry of the two nations would have polarised their attitudes to it.
In considering the question, I have learned more about the Gas-Lit Empire. And so it goes on. I continue to add to the world with everything new I write.
But with all that going on, I have not yet had a chance to add to the online version found a www.gaslitempire.co.uk Hopefully I will be able to find some time for that soon. But since I am now working on the third novel in the series, I find myself quite busy.
The world building for the Gas-Lit Empire goes on as I write more. The more you write about a character the more you understand him or her. In the same way, I am finding that the more I write in this alternate history, the more I come to know it.
For example, a question came up the other day: does the book Pride and Prejudice exist within the Gas-Lit Empire, and if so, how is it regarded? I started by considering the date of publication. It is close enough to the point at which the history bifurcated from our own time line, that it would certainly have been written in the fantasy world. But then what happened? There are aspects of P&P that would be against the ethos of the Republic. But frowning on it would only make the people of the Kingdom more keen on it. Thus, the rivalry of the two nations would have polarised their attitudes to it.
In considering the question, I have learned more about the Gas-Lit Empire. And so it goes on. I continue to add to the world with everything new I write.
But with all that going on, I have not yet had a chance to add to the online version found a www.gaslitempire.co.uk Hopefully I will be able to find some time for that soon. But since I am now working on the third novel in the series, I find myself quite busy.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm Australian, for sure, but live in old blightie, which is where i'm struggling to get your book. But not to worry, because I've discovered Unseemly and bought it. Makes sense to read them in order, eh? (I snuck a question mark in there. Cunning, huh?)
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After reading The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter, I was an immediate fan. Apart from the great characters and plotting, I really admire how you interpret and re-combine the tropes of many different genres into something surprising and engaging. If you had to pick a couple of different novels or authors that influenced the way you are approaching this series, who/what would they be?
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