I’m interested in views from the UK and from elsewhere about this.
In Standish I have several characters of different nationalities, Irish, French, Italian and I hope that I wrote them believably and not over-the-top stereotypes. Fleury is definitely a stereotype, but it’s something he cultivates deliberately, attempting to win people over with his “roguish brogue [...]
Archive for June 19th, 2008
Non-British Characterisation
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Steam Fairs
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It’s summer (or so they say) and vintage car and steam rallies are going on all over the place.
I’m not sure why, but I have always had a fascination with steam. I don’t
go to as many steam rallies now as I used to, but I always used to go
to one of the biggest, at Bishops [...]
