tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5606688298490757821..comments2024-03-28T15:01:21.285-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Some Thoughts on "Cosplay" FictionLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52849043006558315712013-05-03T20:33:18.261-04:002013-05-03T20:33:18.261-04:00Cosplay, eh? Fabulous term for a type of fiction t...Cosplay, eh? Fabulous term for a type of fiction that drives me to throw a book against the wall--I may not always catch a historical factoid (although reading MEDIEVAL UNDERPANTS means I catch more than I used to when reading older/non-European time frames), but I'll catch 20/21st century characters garbed in period clothing no matter what kind of underwear they have on LOL.<br /><br />Luckily with e-reads I can just delete, post a somewhat less-than-stellar but honest review, and move on, saving my precious shelf space for authors like Suzanne/Susanne, and many authors at Crime Thru Time (an excellent resource for historical mysteries).<br /><br />Thanks for a great post!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12794760097129715871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-40989135372401828642013-05-03T10:03:46.677-04:002013-05-03T10:03:46.677-04:00Rob- agree on Turtledove. I really liked his "...Rob- agree on Turtledove. I really liked his "Agent of Byzantium" alternate history stuff.<br /><br />Jeff- I can't take credit for doing anything more than lifting "cosplay" from the geek world, and applying it here.<br /><br />Susanne- you're welcome. I'm thinking MEDIEVAL UNDERPANTS is gonna be a good seller for you for a long time!<br /><br />Suzanne- I can believe that. I went to a local con a few years ago, and in attendance there was a six-foot tall, athletic brunette (even had blue eyes) was dressed *exactly* like Xena Warrior Princess. I'm sure she received her share of unwanted attention, although it was in Seattle, so people tend to be more polite/indirect/aloof.<br /><br />And Eve- LOVE the 2/3 thing and your replies when they said they would simply run away. And good for you actually leveraging an M.A. into a full time college teaching gig! As for my novel, I'm hoping to wrap it this summer and start another (next in the series, something completely different, not sure yet, already journaling about it though). I've got a short novella (novelette?) coming out soon from a quarterly though. Will keep you apprised.<br /><br />Thanks to all who chimed in!<br /><br />BrianBrian Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14164348967846859987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33656705721072342412013-05-02T14:36:26.121-04:002013-05-02T14:36:26.121-04:00Oh, and Brian - your work is just as fine, if not ...Oh, and Brian - your work is just as fine, if not finer, than mine. <br />EveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-88246596576603325412013-05-02T14:27:13.045-04:002013-05-02T14:27:13.045-04:00Oh, the above Anonymous is Eve Fisher, o n vacatio...Oh, the above Anonymous is Eve Fisher, o n vacation...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-20139046071378444112013-05-02T14:26:40.890-04:002013-05-02T14:26:40.890-04:00Great article, Brian! And thanks for the complime...Great article, Brian! And thanks for the compliments - though in the interests of accuracy, I don't have a Ph.D., just an M.A. (lucky re employment many years ago). <br /><br />I agree re cosplay - and a great name. I used to divide my classes according to birth order, and 2/3 of them would end up assigned to monasteries or some such unappealing (to them) fate. The usual reaction - "Oh, I'll just run away". "Great; and you'll be caught, flogged bloody, imprisoned on bread and water until you learn your place." "I'll break out and run away again." "Then you'll be caught - again - and executed. Nastily." They really didn't like that version of the past at all...<br /><br />Susanne, I'm going to have to read your book! And when's yours coming out, Brian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-24878803328070153402013-05-02T10:17:12.189-04:002013-05-02T10:17:12.189-04:00Been reading a lot in the science fiction arena ab...Been reading a lot in the science fiction arena about cosplay at SF&F conventions. Apparently certain attendees believe that because other attendees dress in costume, they're inviting sexual advances. Complaints from men in kilts, women in Laura Croft, and so forth.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624472793275282926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85362528364267212322013-05-02T07:11:19.023-04:002013-05-02T07:11:19.023-04:00Cosplay . . . love it. And thanks for the mention!...Cosplay . . . love it. And thanks for the mention!Susanne Alleynhttp://www.susannealleyn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-67172414487672699382013-05-02T02:32:28.113-04:002013-05-02T02:32:28.113-04:00I think you've coined a new term. Cosplay fict...I think you've coined a new term. Cosplay fiction. Love it. Jeffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85300205224985470082013-05-02T01:51:48.340-04:002013-05-02T01:51:48.340-04:00Good one, Brian. I knew where you were going befo...Good one, Brian. I knew where you were going before you got the and was nodding with enthusiasm. And cosplay fiction is the perfect name for it. <br /><br />By the way, I love Harry Turtledove, especially The Guns of the South.Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.com