[stylist] Moving backwards and forwards in time?

[helene ryles]

Judith and Lori: Thanks for getting back to me on this.

Both chapters have the dates clearly included in them. The first
chapter begins with a letter. The second chapter is a set of journal
entries. Then the 3rd chapter is back to Nema's flight. So you have a
fictional city within a real world. Nazdonia and Darthrilia are
completely fictional. Poln is very similar to england is hardly
mentioned at all. Nazdonian's go there to buy small modern items
sometimes that are not permitted in Nazdonia, and it's the place where
Nema's grandmother Maria gets off the plane as Nazdonia doesn't have
an airport.

Helene.

On 01/04/2009, Judith Bron <jbron at optonline.net> wrote:
> Helene, I'm writing a novel that takes place in the late 70's.  I begin the
> novel with the statement, "Curtis Cove, New York November 1977
> This gives the reader knowledge about the place, a fictitious city in a real
> state and the time period of the plot.  Hth, Judith
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "helene ryles" <dreamavdb at googlemail.com>
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>> Thanks for getting back to me on my last question. I think I've now
>> pruned everything that can be. I've also decided to send work
>> privately to who ever is interested. Once I've completed the novel.
>>
>> Anyone interested in reading samples of my work off group?
>>
>> I've another question regarding time.  For the first 14 chapter we go
>> back and forwards in time. The first chapter is set in November 2012.
>> Nema (who is blind and Autistic flees from the Nazdonian dictator with
>> her baby son who has taken these magic gems from their hiding place).
>> She is helped by the major character Malaz. The next chapter is set in
>> 1965 until 1975. Introducing the Murdag family from the perspective of
>> a non magical character from Poln (which is a country rather like
>> England so very close to the real world). Chapter 3 is back to
>> November, 2012.  This goes on for the first 15 chapters.
>> Part two is all set in the past (1978 onwards). Part 3 in 2010 to 2012
>> were the book ends with the dictator's downfall). Since this is a
>> differant world I did try giving it a differant time, and differant
>> names for months (13 originally) but I found it confused things too
>> much so now it's back to our times.
>>
>> Helene
>>
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