On Saturday, August 17, 2002, at 11:48 AM, Mia McDavid wrote: > SKZB said: > >> > As for why Vlad uses techniques with a rapier that, in fact, were not > developed during the historical period on Earth when the rapier was in > use, > I will only say that there is a reason, and that this is one of the > things > I had figured out before I wrote the first word of the first story > about > > Vlad. >> > > See, Steve, I am *totally* cool with waiting for all 19 novels if > necessary for the Cool Unrevealed Backstory, but if you drop dead, is > there a letter somewhere to fill your fans in? We're all loving the > gleaning of hints and the making of guesses, but we're really *hoping* > to be able to piece it all together someday. > > Thanks! > > Mia > Yes, kind of like the JRR Tolkien effect; leave plenty of notes so you can publish books for years after you are dead.