So
I'm going to pretend like Davidson didn't totally steal my moment to shine and
comment on this. I think there are some interesting moments for delving into,
which is one of my favorite things to look for in writing (remember when I said
your friends will generally help you find what you're writing about--hi, I'm
your friend). So yes, up the specificity a la Davidson, but now it's my turn.
So I think you have two primarily interesting moments (and I imagine these two
things go hand in hand) but these particular moments, I think, bring the
greatest opportunity for depth in your work, the first being the phrase
"cobblestones used for centuries" and the next being "American
Viking." It's always a great deal of fun padding your awareness with the
grandeur of history, which I recognize could be cliche, but the idea of
narrowing that down to the streets, which have carried not only your feet but
the feet of so many ancient Roman men and women (not to mention the sort
everyday musing of where those feet were in a hurry to be—the market, the
bathroom), it’d be a great deal of fun. Not to mention the amount of repair
these buildings and streets go through, so the idea that where you're walking
might be only partially real (and
"real" is a whole other can of worms, the idea of real, what defines
real, so I obviously need to move on at this point). I also like the idea of
combining Viking history and Roman history--a compare and contrast of their
similarities, differences, and how all these things work together to create, as
you put it "an American Viking". Also investigate how one might Americanize
said history. Anyway, not necessarily all outlets you want to take right now, especially
in one shot, but all of which are potential expansion possibilities.
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