I should have mentioned, I guess, that when the character arrives dragging a situation a along with her/him, the historical period is part of that situation. Something like "What if a guy at the time of the first crusade got stranded in Marseilles and a dragon promised to take him home provided he kidnapped the portreve's daughter?"
Well, no I haven't ever actually had that one pop up, but you take my meaning:-) The next step, if I know anything at all about the place and time in question, is to start writing to see what happens, and as I go I make notes about needed research. If I know nothing about the place and time I either a. persuade the character to change to another place and time or b. start researching:-)And research includes pix of characters, sketch maps etc as well as historical facts.
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Date: 2009-01-22 04:48 am (UTC)Well, no I haven't ever actually had that one pop up, but you take my meaning:-) The next step, if I know anything at all about the place and time in question, is to start writing to see what happens, and as I go I make notes about needed research. If I know nothing about the place and time I either a. persuade the character to change to another place and time or b. start researching:-)And research includes pix of characters, sketch maps etc as well as historical facts.