tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post1159769057852575310..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: How visiting another country helps me write historical romanceLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-14388481716014408552017-06-02T12:41:18.665+01:002017-06-02T12:41:18.665+01:00Great article, Lynne, and so true.
I find going...Great article, Lynne, and so true. <br /><br />I find going to a different country, even going to a different part of the U.S. where the culture is different from ours here on the East Coast, is a great way to clear out the cobwebs. It often takes me out of the corner I've written myself into and gently opens up another avenue of thought--a sort of reboot for the brain. <br /><br />I also find that history is sometimes told differently from one country to the next and sometimes from one part of the U.S. to another.<br /><br />What was it that little scoundrel, Napoleon, said? "History is a set of lies agreed upon."<br /> :) VictoriaVictoria Hanlennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-91101145060615598892017-05-25T22:16:05.005+01:002017-05-25T22:16:05.005+01:00What an interesting post, Lynne. You are so right ...What an interesting post, Lynne. You are so right about how going to another country can make you reassess, not only one's own life, but also how we do things over here. I remember going to Canada about 12 years ago and seeing those signs at traffic lights which count down how many seconds you've got to cross the road and thinking 'What a brilliant idea!' And now those signs are here in the UK. <br /><br />And, like you, I really missed a decent cup of tea!<br /><br />I think one thing we'd think if we were transported back a couple of hundred years would be how long it took to do anything: travel anywhere, cook a meal, even get dressed - all those shifts, corsets, and layers of petticoats! <br /><br /><br /> Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.com