Authors Notes and Ramblings on A Merging of Hearts
The original plot for this story was generated from a writing project started in 1998. The class was to choose a historic building and write a descriptive short story about it. I chose Seven Gables, a bed and breakfast, and turned it into a prosperous banking family's home. Originally it was only eight pages long and contained the entire story line that A Merging of Hearts is based on.
In 1999 I dragged this old story out of my High School portfolio and added Sailor Moon to it. Suddenly I had a fan fiction that sounded interesting. With encouragement from my editor I started digging into the historical aspect of my story setting. The cities of Davenport and St. Louis were chosen when I found an article stating that a rail line had just opened between the two cities.
Traditionally, and historically, women were supposed to be meek and obsessed with clothing and embroidery. Serenity became the opposite of every rule. In fact all of my characters stand out as unusual for the most part. By having them wear their hair as Naoko originally drew the Senshi they stand out as different. Hair style dictated that women should wear hats, have hair pinned, braided, or confined in a snood, not loose and flowing in the breeze.
Spring of 2000 saw the original publication of this story and by summer it had died a painful death. I became engaged that summer and suddenly writing took a back seat. Now three years later I would like to reintroduce my story with one warning, I'm terrible at finishing romance stories! With my own wedding coming up in October I'm hoping I'll be able to complete, finally, A Merging of Hearts.
Thank you for reading.
Ceila
The original plot for this story was generated from a writing project started in 1998. The class was to choose a historic building and write a descriptive short story about it. I chose Seven Gables, a bed and breakfast, and turned it into a prosperous banking family's home. Originally it was only eight pages long and contained the entire story line that A Merging of Hearts is based on.
In 1999 I dragged this old story out of my High School portfolio and added Sailor Moon to it. Suddenly I had a fan fiction that sounded interesting. With encouragement from my editor I started digging into the historical aspect of my story setting. The cities of Davenport and St. Louis were chosen when I found an article stating that a rail line had just opened between the two cities.
Traditionally, and historically, women were supposed to be meek and obsessed with clothing and embroidery. Serenity became the opposite of every rule. In fact all of my characters stand out as unusual for the most part. By having them wear their hair as Naoko originally drew the Senshi they stand out as different. Hair style dictated that women should wear hats, have hair pinned, braided, or confined in a snood, not loose and flowing in the breeze.
Spring of 2000 saw the original publication of this story and by summer it had died a painful death. I became engaged that summer and suddenly writing took a back seat. Now three years later I would like to reintroduce my story with one warning, I'm terrible at finishing romance stories! With my own wedding coming up in October I'm hoping I'll be able to complete, finally, A Merging of Hearts.
Thank you for reading.
Ceila