I love research, and can lose myself in it. Recently, I've been working on the details needed for a fake foretune teller in Victorian England. She reads palms and uses tarot cards in her routine for wealthy English ladies. The first mistake I made was in ordering a lovely set of tarot cards. Oops, I didn't realize that there were period tarot cards and discovered I'd ordered a contemporary deck. So, back to the drawing board--or world wide web.
This is just and example of the problems of writing in a historical time period. None of us wants to use an anachronism. Research is very important. Fortunately, there are wonderful references and experts on writers loops to help.
Carolyn
Thursday, July 27, 2006
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