Random: The Tough Guide to RegencyLand

[nebroadwe]

This series of entries regarding the [ahem!] tropes of Regency romance by lnhammer, jonquil and friends should not be lost in the mists of time. After all, one never knows what turn into fantasy one's life may take, and it's best to be prepared:

"Should you meet a tall, dark, dominant man who ruthlessly overrides your wishes, pause and consider your own character. Are you a feisty, self-confident lady (possibly no longer YOUNG) who tends to override her weaker friends? If so, you have met your LOVE MATCH and should proceed immediately to SUBLIMATED EROTIC SPARRING. If, on the other hand, you are a timid, shy young lady, easily trampled, you have met your EROTIC THREAT. Begin immediately to write LONG DESCRIPTIVE LETTERS to your closest friends. Be sure to request that they keep copies."

Words to live by. (See also their inspiration, Diana Wynne Jones's Tough Guide to Fantasyland -- required reading for any aspiring high fantasy writer, in this diarist's humble opinion.)

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Thank you for pointing me that way. Hysterical. And I, in turn, pointed it to others.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Good. This deserves to be widely appreciated. I snagged it initially from Teresa and Patrick Nielsen-Hayden's blog, I think.