Author Pamela Kelt on Anachronisms - and Tomorrow's Anecdote
Today, I'm delighted to welcome journalist and author, Pamela Kelt , who's celebrating the release of her first Crooked Cat Publishing novel, Tomorrow's Anecdote . Many congratulations, Pamela! Those who were around in the '80s will remember quite a few things, both good and bad. Rock music. Good. Leg warmers. Bad. Shoulder pads. Very bad. Big storms. Ouch! But first, let's hear it from Pam... A timely thought about anachronisms Chronological inconsistencies come in many forms. My personal favourites are the unintentional visual clangers on screen: the pale watch mark on a bronzed Roman Gladiator or a jet crossing the sky while Holmes and Watson wrangle with Bradshaw’s railway timetables. Fan sites gleefully fill the ether with such gaffes. We all love bloopers. My first book was set in 1885. I was pretty confident that I could avoid perpetrating any time-based errors. After all, I was a fan of Victoriana and an addict of 19th-century period drama ...