What Do Arthurian Legend and All My Children Have in Common?
The author reflects on their journey of exploring Arthurian legend while drafting a novel. They discover a queer love story between Lancelot and Galehaut, which has largely been overlooked in popular retellings. Despite feeling unqualified, the author is inspired to restore this narrative dimension through their writing.
- ▪The author has been drafting a novel inspired by Arthurian legend.
- ▪They found a queer love story between Lancelot and Galehaut in the Vulgate Cycle.
- ▪The author feels unqualified to write historical fiction but is motivated to explore this narrative.
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Down the street, my coffee shop’s windows glowed with the baleful warmth of an Edward Hopper painting. This was where I liked the write—a third place, before dawn, when the city was quiet and my thoughts were sharp.Article continues after advertisement(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=546998bb-b9c0-4480-8c91-3e307220efff&cid=86b7c382-5e20-4129-84db-dea768f4d688'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "546998bb-b9c0-4480-8c91-3e307220efff" }).render("861f6ebfff7b44919831c03590113e1a"); }); I was a few weeks into drafting something, but “novel” wasn’t the right word, not yet. In a folder labeled “Arthurian legend idea,” I saved scattered word docs with notes and research, character sketches, family trees, scenes trickled out in fits and starts.
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