08-20-2010, 03:16 PM
Lanista & M. Demetrius,
Thank you for the suggestions! There is a Roman reenactment group here, but they aren't Roman army reenactors...they reenact daily Roman life at Renaissance festivals and such. However, a couple of them do wear armor, so I can at least meet with them and talk to them and see how I can participate. I think I do need to feel how it was to wear the uniform...I don't think it could have been very comfortable! In fact, I remember reading something about how the soldiers would get some kind of callous from their helmets. Has anyone heard anything about that?
Russ, your suggestion that research should be like a bad case of farting is hilarious and is a great way to explain how research should appear in a book - not in your face so much as used to create a good clear picture for the reader. I am struggling with exactly what you describe. I want the reader to know all kinds of interesting things about the ancient Romans. When I went back and read the first few pages, I realized I was listing facts rather than weaving the facts into the story in such a way that it creates a good picture in the mind's eye.
This is such a great forum! Have a great weekend, everyone.
Thank you for the suggestions! There is a Roman reenactment group here, but they aren't Roman army reenactors...they reenact daily Roman life at Renaissance festivals and such. However, a couple of them do wear armor, so I can at least meet with them and talk to them and see how I can participate. I think I do need to feel how it was to wear the uniform...I don't think it could have been very comfortable! In fact, I remember reading something about how the soldiers would get some kind of callous from their helmets. Has anyone heard anything about that?
Russ, your suggestion that research should be like a bad case of farting is hilarious and is a great way to explain how research should appear in a book - not in your face so much as used to create a good clear picture for the reader. I am struggling with exactly what you describe. I want the reader to know all kinds of interesting things about the ancient Romans. When I went back and read the first few pages, I realized I was listing facts rather than weaving the facts into the story in such a way that it creates a good picture in the mind's eye.
This is such a great forum! Have a great weekend, everyone.
Bellatrix
a.k.a. Lisa Gail
Nil illegitimi carborundum...Don\'t let the ba*tards get you down.
Luctor et emergo...I struggle and I arise.
a.k.a. Lisa Gail
Nil illegitimi carborundum...Don\'t let the ba*tards get you down.
Luctor et emergo...I struggle and I arise.