Some General Question Answered

I get friends, family and now, a few readers (yeay!) asking some questions they don't want to have to blog, to ask. So I've put about 3 or 4 of them together here, and will continue to do that from time to time.

Question #1--- Why London?

Answer-- Pretty simple really. Watson spent his entire life there-- why would his child leave? The bigger question would've been, whether he served in the British military, as his father did. The answer of course is, he was too young for WW1 and too old for WW2.

Question #2----Was shielding his name from the Yard too much of a deception?

Answer---No. It was done because his father was afraid using his real name and the connections many would make by it's association would cause major issues with higher up's. Holmes, while respected, was not openly admired or welcomed by some of the force. Murph's father felt this could impede his progress through thee ranks, if  Murph decided to make a career of it. It simply helped even the playing field.

Question #3 ( most popular one to date)----You call Chief Inspector Bryson, 'a lifer' with the Yard and place his age in the story at 48. That means he might've joined the the Yard in time to know Holmes personally as  well. Is that the source of his discontent with Holmes?

Answer----No. Holmes was already semi-retired at that point, though he still kept his hand in the business of crime. Bryson, however, would have been a young impressionable lad. It's possible, in being schooled by some of the old timers (which could have included Lestrade and/or Gregson) that he got an earful or two about Holmes and thus, shaped his opinions starting at an early age. 

Question #4---- Why let Murphy tell the story. Why not let it be told in third person?

Answer---- Because this is Murph's story. He should tell it.

Keep those questions coming. Nothing an author loves to do more than talk about his characters. I also want to talk more about the whole editing and publishing process but I'll get to that tomorrow.