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This piece is also part of "Disgraced," my idea for a series about an upperclass English girl in 1914 who is forced to move with relatives in Newport, Rhode Island to escape the shame of a scandal and build a new life.
This piece takes place after "#3 Companion," "#6 - No One Knows You Here," and "#7 Repute" but probably before "#10 Humiliated." Elise and Rosaline will be the two main characters of the series and, to up the drama and establish what their problems are, I like the idea that they don't get along at first and eventually become friends. I think this establishes that one of Elise's main problems is that she's so self-centered, which she'll have to move beyond. It's always interesting writing about a servant who has an issue with her mistress; since the servant can't speak too openly against someone of higher status, it makes for an interesting exercise in writing subtext. Which God knows I need lots of practice on.
( Day #14 - "Adventure Abroad" )
This piece takes place after "#3 Companion," "#6 - No One Knows You Here," and "#7 Repute" but probably before "#10 Humiliated." Elise and Rosaline will be the two main characters of the series and, to up the drama and establish what their problems are, I like the idea that they don't get along at first and eventually become friends. I think this establishes that one of Elise's main problems is that she's so self-centered, which she'll have to move beyond. It's always interesting writing about a servant who has an issue with her mistress; since the servant can't speak too openly against someone of higher status, it makes for an interesting exercise in writing subtext. Which God knows I need lots of practice on.
( Day #14 - "Adventure Abroad" )
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