Gravity Aided
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- Land of Lincoln
They always are, it seems.
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They always are, it seems.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
At the end of the day, regardless of your setting, be it motor racing, sci-fi, historical, detective, and regardless of how you present your story, Human motivations, emotions and conflicts are always a constant.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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- South Manchester
Camping trip ended up being cut short. MrsF popped up the hill for the loo before bed, but on the way back didn't see a pothole with the heavy sea mist and her foot went over. Very swollen this morning and she couldn't bear weight. Left site about 3pm. Home for 6 and A&E for 6:30pm. All sorted by 8pm (shock horror). Xrays, no breaks but told to come back if no improvement in a week. Vastly better experience than when I was in 3 months ago with a fractured pelvis.
Bonus though, I am home to watch Paris Roubaix on Sunday.
I do, however, have a van to empty of camping gear on my own.
Bonus though, I am home to watch Paris Roubaix on Sunday.
I do, however, have a van to empty of camping gear on my own.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
I am watching MOTD.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Owwwwww! Sending healing vibes for Casa Fossyant via trebuchet.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I've given her my crutches.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Bringing in real historical events - such as war, or names - such as political figures long dead, is de rigueur for a writer of prose, but using actual living names or those dead who are not in the public domain, might lead to legal issues - which a potential publisher would ferret out and excise. Care is always a necessity when expressing opinions or views in print.
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DCLane
Found in the Yorkshire hills ...
- Location
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
Could you have one each and share the carrying?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Yes, I know. Which is exactly why I'm being careful. To the point that I've not read any books by / on some of the drivers who've been used as character models. Even though I was actually involved in providing extensive archive material for one of the books.
In any case, all the characters based on real people (other than those little cameos that add flavour to the background) have been allowed to develop and grow without constraints as the story progresses, rather than me keeping them religiously true-to-life. Other characters are a blend of different people, taking either all the best bits or all the worst bits and just seeing what happens.
By inserting different (and totally original) people into the real events along with the actual albeit tweaked protagonists, you do then change the dynamic somewhat.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
And as one Mundaner makes an early start, another Mundaner is heading off to bed.
Nunnight one and all xxx
Nunnight one and all xxx
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Chas and I are going for a ride