Sep 22, 2007 | Cut Scenes
Morsicato is a character of my own invention. With the Moor he plays a larger role than I had originally intended – he’s part of a regular cast of characters that will continue through the series. On page 400 we gain a little backstory to the doctor....
Sep 21, 2007 | Cut Scenes
Okay, this is one cut scene that I’m not at all proud of – but it’s an excellent example of a trap that writers can fall into. Even Dorothy Dunnet, the writer I esteem above all others, waded knee-deep into this mire before beating a wise and hasty...
Sep 21, 2007 | Cut Scenes
Yet another cut snippet, this one from page 244, after Morsicato touts his excellent taste in wine: “What about the wine, oh Culinary Maestro?” demanded his goad. Morsicato composed his face into a sneer that was purely French. In his best Paris dialect he replied,...
Sep 20, 2007 | Cut Scenes
Here’s another cut scene – a long one. After leaving Verona, Pietro kept company with the Moor and the astrologer Ignazio as far as Venice. There they met with Manuel’s cousin, Shalakh. This scene was more a over-clever attempt to bring Shylock into...
Sep 19, 2007 | Cut Scenes
As I pour through the cut material from THE MASTER OF VERONA, looking for pieces to resurrect for the shorts I’m putting together (rather like Frankenstien’s monster), I keep coming across bits of dialogue that I like that were lost. Here’s an...
Sep 19, 2007 | Cut Scenes - The Novel
Okay, the first of the short stories is done. Of course, now that I’ve started coming up with ideas for short stories, I’m buried in them. The first short is actually the backstory of the Count of San Bonifacio. The second takes place in 1315, at the very...
