I really enjoyed this post! I think it's fascinating to get a peek 'behind the scenes' of someone else's writing. I really like the way you glean information for your stories from different sources - I feel I (and probably all writers to some extent) do this too. My next project is going to involve A LOT of research, but the bare bones of the story are there from things I've already read and seen, stories I heard when I was a child and - of course - human experience.
P.S. Have you ever read The Clan of the Cave Bear? There's a whole series by Jean M. Auel, I think from the 80s. I've only read the first one, and it's set even further back in time even than your story, but perhaps it's something you would enjoy. She certainly did her research too, but as it's about the dawn of homo sapiens, she had to fill in a lot of gaps with speculation, and I think she did a fantastic job. I've been meaning to read the next one in the series for years...!
Oh yes, I read the first three books in Clan of the Cave Bear. Definitely the first two, but I'm pretty sure I got up to three. Anyway, yes I think we all pull from a variety of sources, some we don't even remember any more or, if I may get woo woo for a minute, from our ancestral memory.
... and now I'm going to have to research where those hunter-fisher-gatherers went... thank you for this delightful rabbit hole, Leanne!
Into the sea, Elisabeth! I actually didn’t pursue this further so let me know what you discover!
I really enjoyed this post! I think it's fascinating to get a peek 'behind the scenes' of someone else's writing. I really like the way you glean information for your stories from different sources - I feel I (and probably all writers to some extent) do this too. My next project is going to involve A LOT of research, but the bare bones of the story are there from things I've already read and seen, stories I heard when I was a child and - of course - human experience.
P.S. Have you ever read The Clan of the Cave Bear? There's a whole series by Jean M. Auel, I think from the 80s. I've only read the first one, and it's set even further back in time even than your story, but perhaps it's something you would enjoy. She certainly did her research too, but as it's about the dawn of homo sapiens, she had to fill in a lot of gaps with speculation, and I think she did a fantastic job. I've been meaning to read the next one in the series for years...!
Oh yes, I read the first three books in Clan of the Cave Bear. Definitely the first two, but I'm pretty sure I got up to three. Anyway, yes I think we all pull from a variety of sources, some we don't even remember any more or, if I may get woo woo for a minute, from our ancestral memory.
I can handle a bit of woo woo … In fact, ancestral memory was in the Clan of the Cave Bear, wasn’t it? A very interesting idea …
You know, I think it was! It’s been so long since I read them!