La Vie Boheme

Plotted!

Well, the notecard system worked wonders--or at least, I'm pleased with it so far. I got a few subplots out of the deal, and it even helped me with worldbuilding a little bit. The plot is laid out up until the denouement, which I'm leaving a little open to see what happens.

There's just one little problem with Sword in the Mound right now--well, not a problem so much as a dilemma. See, it's not a romance anymore. I mean, there IS romance in it, but it's definitely not going to be in the romance genre. And there's no sword. There might not even be a mound. You see my difficulty.

The other difficulty I'm having is the same one I've had all along: timeframe. This is definitely not modern-day, but I can't seem to nail down what timeframe I want it to be set in. Or place. Part of the problem is pure laziness. I don't feel like researching a historical setting--but laziness aside, I can't figure out what period best fits the feel I'm looking for. I've been seriously tempted to just set it in an alternate world so I don't have to worry about accuracy, but that seems like a coward's way out. (And contrary to what I pondered at Write Club last week, there's probably no time travel, and there's nothing Welsh.)

I think I need to read some historical romance and fantasy to see how other folks have dealt with the issue.