Daa_of_night
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Amy Stewart:
Not a question, an appreciation. The first book made my jaw drop. The five ensuing novels kept me entertained for an entire weekend recovering from sprained ankles. My only complaint is the wait time for the next installment. Thank you for staying true to the mindset of the times. It makes no sense to inject modern philosophy into a historic setting. You have avoided that trap beautifully. How hard was that?
Amy Stewart
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. There are seven total in the series, so you might have one more to read? Anyway, I was very aware of the exact issue you're raising. I wanted these books to sound like they were written in the 1910s. I read a lot of novels written at that time, and of course newspapers and magazines, to get a feel for both the language and the attitudes. There are definitely moments in all the books where a character expresses an idea or belief that doesn't exactly fit with our modern sensibility (to put it lightly), but I didn't want the books to read as if these are modern-day people dressed up in period clothing. Thanks for reading!
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Marilee
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Amy Stewart:
I just read Casey Cep's Furious Hours. I felt every readers frustration that Harper Lee wasn't able to turn years of research into a book. After so much investigative work, she had the kernel of a terrific true crime book she was to call The Reverend, but couldn't pull the trigger. Cep notes that writer's block is a symptom, not a condition in itself. Have you ever experienced it? You seem prolific, but ???
Wllm Worth
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Amy Stewart:
Thanks for responding. I recently started selling my collections with the help of a friend by starting an Ebay Store called "Vintage Reads and Items". Check it out when you get a chance or need to do some mindless task to get out of a case of writers block. I'll be looking thru your store also. I also use books from the early 1800s to 1900s for dialect of characters, phrases fro different eras. Do you also do this?
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