Just Dreadful

Posted on | 5 years ago, in the late afternoon | 1 Comment

One of the nerve-wracking horrors of writing a historical fiction (if this is not usually your working genre) is the deep-seated fear of leaving lurking anachronisms lying about. I mean, you try to kill them all, but things have a way of sneaking through; and this has been one of my longstanding fears re: Dreadful Skin. While I’m a big fan of Victoriana* and I’ve read enough to choke a field of cows, in fact I am not a historical fiction master and I’ve been very much worried about Doing Wrong Things … especially because I know I’ve played fast and loose with a few 19th century tropes.

But now that this guy has given me the thumbs up?
I officially cease my worrying.

“A werewolf-hunting nun, characters portrayed with empathy and skill, Gorey-esque illustrations, flawless historical recreation, high adventure and pathos –- there’s nothing to dislike about Dreadful Skin. Absolutely nothing.”

Thanks again, Jess.
:)
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* Aric says that DS is less “Victoriana” than noir, though. Setting/time period aside, I think he might be right.

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One Response to “Just Dreadful”

  1. Livia Llewellyn
    January 18th, 2007 @ 6:23 pm

    Congrats! And, I sincerely hope Mr. Nevins never comes across any of my faux-historical Tacoma steampunk b.s. I am no historical fiction master, and more of a masterba – well, you know where that’s headed. :P

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