As of late, my WIP has had a bit of an identity crisis. Should I be spec fic? Should I be historical fiction? Should I be flat out space opera sci fi?
I think I’ve finally figured it out.
Historical. Historical historical historical.
What is this madness?
Well, as I’ve previously said, I’ve been researching WWII/The Resistance for said WIP, as some historical inspiration. Turns out WWII is even more fascinating once you get down into the more obscure aspects of it (okay, maybe not obscure, but definitely not what I learned in high school). There’s so much potential for my characters, and the betrayals will be much more “oh crap.”
I might keep something of a fantastical element, as my main character Liv is now an RAF pilot…gremlins galore. Or at least mentions of them.
Leslie Howard gets the nod because the circumstances surrounding his death are fascinating, and, perhaps, a subplot/novel in its own right.
There’s a novel about his death: The Last Flight of the Ibis, by Jose Rey Ximena. There was a tribute to Leslie Howard in Spain last afternoon:
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/sociedad/2009/07/19/0003_7856792.htm
Sorry, it’s in spanish language…
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Yay! Good going making the change. Mine just got a historical tinge to it, too. It niggled and squiggled and wriggled its way in, so I’m letting it.
Good luck to both of us 🙂
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Thanks for the website, Lidia! My Spanish is passable; I’m hoping to understand a good portion of it.
Good luck to you, too!
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