Im writing a civil war romance novel!!! HELP HELP HELPPPP?

Question

Jasper Barclay asks Rosalie Persophone Sinclair to the armies dance party. I need ppl to send in some good dialogue ideas. Also after Jjasper asks her out I need some ideas of what her brother says to Rosalie

Answer 1

Without being a " wisenheimer"  ... to which

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................. Civil War are "we" referring...

please advise..........there have been several........KY   USA  ...

Answer 2

The Army did not have dance parties. Local Socialites held them. Which side? If its the Northern Army, then they could talk about the ending of slavery, how the war is going, and politics. If it is the southern Army, then they can talk about how the north is destroying their land,  International recognition from England or France, or how the generals are running the war. I hope I gave you some ideas.  

Answer 3

Well this sounds like a couple characters from Gone with the Wind.Keep in mind that these social dances were very dressy, expensive, and as the war dragged on less and less popular. If this is and adult novel then 'asking one out might entail  a romp in the gardens". If this is a pg 13, then look up Scarlett O'Hara, and her crew. Personally , I don't think you can top the original .

Answer 4

First off, the response about the local ladies organizing "socials" (not "dances", that's a term coined by high schools during the 1930's). They were often organized by mothers trying to marry their daughters off to well off officers. Also the term at this time is still "courting" (although I've heard the slang term "lighting" used in a negative way, as if they were doing something naughty). Also, in higher society, chaperons were not unusual at this time if the couple was going to go out away from the family. Usually courting was the gentlemen going to the the house of the girl and talking (or playing music or reading to one another) in the parlor or if really trusted, on the front porch.

As for dialog keep it light. Sure they might wander into the conversation of the "conflict between the states", but think of the way people talk to one another today, they rarely stick to such weighty matters for long, and besides, the relationships between your characters is much more important. Try basing it on conversations people have today, but use a little editing to fit the time period.

PS One more thing, officers often presented cards (like today's business cards, but with their names, rank, and posting) to the families they "called" (this is where the line "calling card" comes from). Girls would collect these and it became quite a game to see who could collect the most to prove who was interested in them.

Answer 5

Nick G is sooooo off.  Only a small percentage of Southerners owned slaves.  Maybe your characters could discuss how the South be when white as well as black (mainly farm) laborers could be paid, and how society would be after the fewb very rich slaverholders were gone.  Sounds like an exciting conversation to have at a social event.