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While I am editing and formatting my second novel in InDesign these days, I am reviewing all the historical facts I used in each setting, for example, the weaponry used in the 1600s in Scotland, whether there was a transportation means other than horses and carriages that time, and so on.
Apparently, guns, particularly pistols and muskets, had already been used in the 17th century in Scotland. There were images of royals using pistols, and the royal soldiers used muskets. I vaguely assumed that bows and arrows were still be commonly used in 1600s in Scotland and England, but I was wrong. So I changed every detail in each scene where weapons are mentioned, from arrows/bows to guns.
I believe that one of the arduous tasks in writing a novel, especially a historical novel or an alternative history novel, is to make these sorts of changes if necessary. I always try to search for and choose historical elements as cautiously and thoroughly as possible, getting the facts straight.
Changing oneself for love 👩❤️👨💘
One podcaster said as above. Women often believe that, if a man says he loves her or marries her, it would be significant and meaningful for the man as for the woman, but he said it’s not. What matters is whether he changes himself for the woman he loves, alteringing his behaviour in a way the woman would be pleased.
What he said was directed to women, but it also could apply to women as well, changing herself for the man she loves.
By the way, is it true? All those things the podcaster said about men. Do those things mean nothing to men? Hm. 🤔 Interesting. Hope it depends.
In my second novel, a castle that I conjured appears. It's a Scottish castle located in Edinburg, where the queen, who is a fictitious Scottish royal, is living along with her officials.
Before I started writing, I didn’t search for any Scottish castles as I didn’t want to be constrained by any specific types of castles. I chose and created all the details of the castle on my own, for instance, I set it as a castle surrounded by a deep forest.
After I finished the first draft, to ask for an illustrator to draw an illustration for the book cover, I searched for a Scottish castle similar to the castle that I imagined for the story, and got astonished. There was almost the same castle as the one I created, which is Glamis Castle.
The exterior of Glamis Castle, especially the features of the castle building, how the castle is enclosed by myriad trees as in the images, which seems almost like a forest surrounding the castle as in my story, and the grass and the garden including the walled garden on one side: it fits perfectly. Well, almost perfectly. I got goosebumps. 😦😨
I found other Scottish castles looking appropriate for the image on the book cover, which are Drumlanrig Castle and Floors Castle. They also have beautiful and mystic aspects.
I’ve read the rumour that there are ghosts in Glamis Castle. The ghosts there could contact me and put those images of the (haunted) castle in my head … ? 👻💀👻
Enough gibberish.
Now, to the war (of editing).
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