Rearranging Landmarks…and History
In seeking the story told in The Scottish Rose, I read works of Sir Walter Scott, and I came upon this quote, which I found useful as I messed with time and geological landmarks: “It is fortunate for tale-tellers that they are not tied down like theatrical writers to the unities of time and place, but may conduct their personages to Athens and Thebes at their pleasure, and bring them back at their convenience.” The Scottish Rose is a time travel story and was great fun to write. But I have trouble with time travel romances because typically the heroine […]