regshoe

I am currently procrastinating on the fic I want to be writing by writing a different fic instead. It's progress, I suppose!

That is immensely relatable. And it's definitely progress, because it's writing, and that's all that matters! Good luck--with both fics!

The story isn't at all the condensed proto-Sir Isumbras I imagined upon hearing that it started out as a short story, but an episode from the middle of the book in—excepting a few minor changes—pretty much the same form that it appears in as chapter 28 of the eventual novel.

Haha, when I found it, I went back to the book to compare them, because I remembered the bit and wanted to see if it was word-by-word (and I found the ending made its way into chapter 36). It really is interesting to think about Broster's writing process and how the rest of the story developed. I'm especially glad she was inspired to create Raymonde! :D