On Apr 15, 2012, at 6:40 PM, Todd Newton wrote: > > Spoiler space - Empire Trilogy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *snip > > "Who is Kevin?" I said, "Trust me, I think this will work." > > > > Best, R.E.F. > > ---- > > www.crydee.com > > > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > > stupidity. > > > > > > Was the fact that Kevin's son would become emperor a part of the story line > from the start, or was it something that evolved along with the writing? > > And was this what promted your message to Janny? >
We had no idea where that romance would go. Or even, at first, if it would be a romance. Janny was 100% against introducing him, until I said, "He's Errol Flynn in Captain Blood," and she said, "Oh, damn. That will work." The marriages and having a son who became emperor evolved much later. Best, R.E.F. www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
