Tales of the Parodyverse - He's fun to read sometimes too.

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Al B. Harper

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Reply Subj: He is a fun character to drop in sometimes. Like Drury, Meggan Foxxx, or Mr Papadapopolis, he has a distinctive presence that couldn't easily be susbstituted for another cast member.
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:39:49 pm EST (Viewed 1 times)

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One of the toughest things I ever had to balance was the Christian material in my two-volume novel St George and the Dragon. How does on write a saint?

I have these books! I still have to read them.

First though I shall finish off Premium Delivery to the Centre of the Earth. I mean, in between catching up here.

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That juxtaposition, plus the pre-Christian Roman provincial setting, plus Christian doctrine that hasn;t quite "set" yet into medieval let alone modern understandings, plus a heroine who is a "pagan" princess (allegedly descended of Apollo and a River Nymph), plus a scheming mastermind Dragon who plans the utter eradication of humanity's morality and free will, gave me lots to play with but required quite a balancing act.

I look forward to seeing how you went.

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A straight White Christian male who isn't an arsehole and isn't written ironically - unheard of!

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Mac Fleetwood needs his own series.

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I think he probably works best as a supporting character.

In a part of the whole Parodyverse sure. But I could also see him as something of a stand-alone amateur detective solving more down to earth crimes/mysteries (often of an occult nature).

But not that he pursues this as a vocation - he is focused on his mission and serving the people there - he just stumbles across them - or they stumble into him.

Occasionally he would run into the interesting people of Mr Lye's Laundry, or a particular Night Nurse, or possibly even a jobbing occultist would cross his path. Now and then a certain cap'ed crusader might also (he always works well with Hatty I think).

The Mac Fleetwood Mysteries has a nice ring to it.

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      - He is a fun character to drop in sometimes. Like Drury, Meggan Foxxx, or Mr Papadapopolis, he has a distinctive presence that couldn't easily be susbstituted for ano ... · HH · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 04:39:49 pm EST
        
        He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Sun Jan 01, 2017 at 06:22:19 pm EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · HH · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 10:21:47 am EST
        
        Re: He's fun to read sometimes too. · Al B. Harper · Mon Jan 02, 2017 at 06:49:34 pm EST
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