I have to say that I've always been impressed by the reality (?), naturalness (?), mundanity perhaps, of your everyday settings. One of the reasons I started writing SFF was that I couldn't write everyday settings because I didn't have a clue about anything other than school. I enjoy Lord&Master/2 and Dolphin Dreams so much, in part because I find the characters' employment fascinating. The bits I understand of it feel real and not 'manufactured' and the office bits tie in perfectly with my own past office exeriences.
Mind you, that's probably the stationery fetish coming into play as well. Given how much I enjoy the office trappings, I should have been a hell of a lot better at filing than I was! :)
What you say though, made me think of the lead character's work in Dolphin Dreams. I'm guessing if someone started a consultancy firm, they might have, if not branch 'offices' then regional employees who might be taking kick-backs to provide certain results - if that would work. Or perhaps accountancy? I'm guessing you can fake your way round book-keeping and tax returns well enough. Oh dear, if you add stationery to your WIP's list, I won't be held responsible for my reactions! ;)
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Date: 2014-03-04 12:48 pm (UTC)Mind you, that's probably the stationery fetish coming into play as well. Given how much I enjoy the office trappings, I should have been a hell of a lot better at filing than I was! :)
What you say though, made me think of the lead character's work in Dolphin Dreams. I'm guessing if someone started a consultancy firm, they might have, if not branch 'offices' then regional employees who might be taking kick-backs to provide certain results - if that would work. Or perhaps accountancy? I'm guessing you can fake your way round book-keeping and tax returns well enough. Oh dear, if you add stationery to your WIP's list, I won't be held responsible for my reactions! ;)