my first rewrite request, ever.  fingers crossed.

also: late-night write tonight.  in talassio‘s epilogue now.

some of the day’s searches: biella, italy; wolf running speed; un flambeau, jeanette, isabelle; alps crossing grand tour turin/lyon/geneva/milan; tu scendi dalle stelle; fish glue; laurel.

also, over at io9 there is a good little article about historical language:

http://io9.com/5977277/how-to-make-sure-the-language-in-your-historical-fantasy-novel-is-period+accurate

the spellcheck thing is something i might try.  but more to the point: it is important. really important. because you would be surprised (at least, i was surprised) at how some things just don’t exist.  ideas.  ways of viewing the world.  ways of organizing time, of structuring, of judging.  my book is nowhere near accurate, but i’ve been trying to keep the 18th century in my mind’s eye at all times—not just the look and the feel but the perspective.