tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post2027429224346161223..comments2024-03-23T09:57:30.798+00:00Comments on The Review : Commemorating Bosworth: Judith ArnoppSharon Bennett Connollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12041403536250826439noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-68753620412753611592015-08-24T08:08:18.540+01:002015-08-24T08:08:18.540+01:00I shall look out for your work Janet. My first att...I shall look out for your work Janet. My first attempt at a novel was about Richard, it was very very bad :D I am writing about Margaret Beaufort at the moment, so once more Richard is there but I am skirting around him.Judith Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734149908148034800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264965526853735683.post-7781472250537505862015-08-23T12:47:06.256+01:002015-08-23T12:47:06.256+01:00Great article, Judith. I, too, kept away from writ...Great article, Judith. I, too, kept away from writing about Richard for a very long time; in fact I kept away from 'straight' historical writing for ages, as I was so scared of 'really getting it wrong.' I crumbled last August and made my first tentative steps into Ricardian fiction with a historical fantasy set in the days before and then AFTER Bosworth, with Richard in the Otherworld reaching out through time to restore his reputation, and then be found! I have always written fantasy but I will be honest--I thought the fantasy elements might cover my back if I made any huge gaffs in the history! <br />Now I am not all that far from finishing a FIRST PERSON novel from Richard's point of view; don't think it's been attempted before (gulp.) I have tried very much to make him neither saint nor sinner but someone human and fallible, with all the various intricacies of human nature...and also to give the story a lighter touch, with a hint of humour where possible (so many Ricardian novels are unrelentingly gloomy, even if excellent!)StoneLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338820506795034334noreply@blogger.com