OK, so as my readers know I'm doing NaNoWriMo again this year. Unfortunately NaNo and University don't go too well together and it doesn't look like I'm going to make 50 000 words. Currently I'm at 27 715 words in my fantasy work and 57 357 in my murder mystery (which I started last year for NaNoWriMo (I didn't make 50 000 words last year's NaNo either)) I may post an excerpt of my fantasy work at some point, I'm not sure, if you haven't already, go check out the excerpt of my Murder Mystery and don't forget to comment and let me know what you think. As I mentioned in an earlier post I switched off Google+ comments so anyone should be able to comment (I think).
Review of Blood Relations by Pollock:
Blood Relations is a play about the, very famous woman, Lizzie Borden (Yes that Lizzie Borden). At the same time it's about her however, it's as much about the young actress who's playing her (also named Lizzie). The young actress and Lizzie meet up to discuss the role and how it should be portrayed. Miss Lizzie (Miss Lizzie is how Lizzie Borden is addressed in the play, in order to differentiate between them both) also waxes philosophical, expounding on ideas of the time, such as women being like horses. It's a very good play and I would suggest reading it if you get the chance.
A bit on Lizzie Borden:
She was accused, and subsequently acquitted, of the axe murders of her parents. She lived from 1860-1927. After she was acquitted, she remained in her Massachusetts home. No one was actually charged with the murders of her parents, Abby and Andrew Borden. Interestingly she was named after her father, her full name being Lizzie Andrew Borden. This may have stemmed from her father's desire to have a boy and not a girl. Interestingly enough, because Lizzie herself was acquitted and no one else was ever charged, the case of her parent's murders was never officially wrapped up and, in fact, people speculate about it still even now. She died of Pneumonia in 1927.
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