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Long Awaited? Unlikely.
Posted by Dan. Ee.
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11:54 PM
It has been sometime, I admit, since I actually wrote something here.
It has only been a week and by my reckoning, it has been far too long indeed.
What, you were expecting something factual, or a curse-laced rambling about... something?
Anyway, I'd like to give whatever little readers here a small preview about an upcoming historical novel that I am actually writing. I have been thinking about writing something that is related to the Malaysian history, which is during the time where Malacca was at its prosperous era. It is about an European guy that sets foot in the Malay Peninsula for the first time in 1509, and well, about the events that eventually led to the conquest of Malacca by the Portuguese.
Drab.
I know.
But I was considering something along the lines of this dude, where he helped the crummy Malaccan ruler at the time, Sultan Mahmud Shah from screwing things royally (pardon the pun) and therefore, create a parallel universe which is based on the prevented Portuguese attack. And from then on, I will weave my magic and see how the Malaccan Sultanate ends or it prospers.
Or, I might just use that history as my backdrop, and construct something that is very Dan Brown-esque, with a historical relic, assassin, nerdy professor, intelligent foreign chick, the whole nine yards. Apparently that seems to be the formula for most mystery-relic-running across countries kind of stories that I read..
And then, I would form a historical backdrop and modern day Malaysia, transitioning between each other as the story progresses..
Or,
You know what, do hand me your suggestions and I will try to make sense of them as I am trying with my mind at the moment. I could use some help. Who knows, when I actually get this thing published, YOUR name, yes, I repeat, YOUR name, will be at the first page. Some sort of dedication if you will.
Alright...
Going to continue my research into the history of Malacca with the aid of the Internet (once again).
But seriously though, if this project does seriously take flight, I may have to actually consult scholars on Malaysian history and do a little museum visits. Let's see how it goes..
See ya.
It has only been a week and by my reckoning, it has been far too long indeed.
What, you were expecting something factual, or a curse-laced rambling about... something?
Anyway, I'd like to give whatever little readers here a small preview about an upcoming historical novel that I am actually writing. I have been thinking about writing something that is related to the Malaysian history, which is during the time where Malacca was at its prosperous era. It is about an European guy that sets foot in the Malay Peninsula for the first time in 1509, and well, about the events that eventually led to the conquest of Malacca by the Portuguese.
Drab.
I know.
But I was considering something along the lines of this dude, where he helped the crummy Malaccan ruler at the time, Sultan Mahmud Shah from screwing things royally (pardon the pun) and therefore, create a parallel universe which is based on the prevented Portuguese attack. And from then on, I will weave my magic and see how the Malaccan Sultanate ends or it prospers.
Or, I might just use that history as my backdrop, and construct something that is very Dan Brown-esque, with a historical relic, assassin, nerdy professor, intelligent foreign chick, the whole nine yards. Apparently that seems to be the formula for most mystery-relic-running across countries kind of stories that I read..
And then, I would form a historical backdrop and modern day Malaysia, transitioning between each other as the story progresses..
Or,
You know what, do hand me your suggestions and I will try to make sense of them as I am trying with my mind at the moment. I could use some help. Who knows, when I actually get this thing published, YOUR name, yes, I repeat, YOUR name, will be at the first page. Some sort of dedication if you will.
Alright...
Going to continue my research into the history of Malacca with the aid of the Internet (once again).
But seriously though, if this project does seriously take flight, I may have to actually consult scholars on Malaysian history and do a little museum visits. Let's see how it goes..
See ya.
