right then. what's next?

[kageygirl]

This is actually an historic occasion for another reason--remember, remember the fifth of November is another important anniversary:

53 years ago today, Dr. Emmett Brown invented the flux capacitor, the device which makes time travel possible! \o/

[kageygirl: lowering the level of discourse since 1975.]

Anyway. I come seeking advice, dear Livejournal, on some completely and totally hypothetical stop looking at me issues, and since I respect and crave appreciate your input, here's a handy poll:

[Poll #1292132]

See, I kind of feel like changing my spelling to look like I'm a European author is wrong and poser-y, but I don't want it to be a distraction, y'know? *frets*

And the second question completely and totally did not come up this very morning for me or anything and is not giving me mental distress or anything so just stop looking at me like that.

Oh, small fandoms with as yet a handful of episodes, you are difficult on the early adopters.

Comments

[maryavatar.livejournal.com]

Don't change your spelling, but do get a Brit-picker. If you do decide to change your spelling as well, make sure that your Brit-picker is thorough to the point of OCD, because while American spelling and British terminology is fine, British spelling and American terminology is not.

Also, remember that the UK is actually made up of four very different countries. England, Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland all have their own identities and idiosyncrasies. If your story is set in Wales, get a Welsh-picker. If you're writing from a Scottish character's POV, get a Scot-picker. English people tend to be woefully ignorant about the other cultures around them.

[kageygirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, not getting a Brit-picker has never been an option--I'm not letting my idiocy roam naked on the internet! No one needs to see that.

And that's an excellent point--we've got our own significant regional variations, too. We can't even decide on what to call "soda." (This is Merlin, so it's all fake medieval proto-Albion thingness. *g*)

[maryavatar.livejournal.com]

Ahh! Merlin. I think anyone British would be fine for that. It's kind of an Anglo-Saxon/Norman/Celtic/Pictish/Fairyland hodge-podge of WTF.

I was thinking Torchwood, Harry Potter or SGA-from-Carson's-POV. God knows there have been some horrific mistakes made in those fandoms when the Brit-picker was the wrong flavour of Brit ;)