The Writers' Lounge

Yeah--I mean, I make that specific point because it irks me when Celtic dudes talk about women using the same classical-Christian stereotypes, the same stereotypes that don't even really show up in post-Christian Irish mythology, for example. It's the lazy assumption that All Sexism Is the Same (I'm sure the Celts had some form of sexism), and back-extrapolating the familiar. It irks me.

I just wish that people who wrote things in these times opened a few books on the period once in a while and read them.

Me, too. I actually mostly can't read historical fiction in periods I know a lot about anymore, which means I mostly read historical fiction in periods I don't find very interesting. I do have a higher crap tolerance in fantasy, but...I think it's going down as I get bored with using magic to paper over the holes (and I've always preferred swords and politics fantasy with very little or no magic, although it's hard to find it done well).

I suspect you are right regarding people not caring much, seeing as how much stuff that fails wildly on that is published. It still doesn't mean that I can't care, though. ;)

Oh, believe me, I TOTALLY understand. :S