Ramblings and Musings of the Insane, Philosophical Ladybug

As is the case with I imagine a lot of the characters from Daniel Boone, the character in the Bitter Mission episode is a thinly-veiled version of a real person. I've definitely heard of James Wilkinson in history, but it didn't register with me in the episode because they modified his name slightly (Wilkerson). Although when I was first typing the first entry involving the episode, I originally typed Wilkenson.

Anyway, with that as the case, part of me feels a bit uncomfortable at the thought of writing fanfic involving the character. Which I suppose is ridiculous given that the titular character of the show himself is based on a real person. But it seems a little different with Boone, since he's passed so heavily into legend.

The real Wilkinson seems to have remained heavily involved in treachery up to his dying day. And he never was found guilty during his lifetime of the many charges brought against him. He would have also been younger at the time period of the episode than his fictional counterpart was.

The fictional Wilkerson seems to be very repentant at the end, and as mentioned, it was strongly implied that he was going to die for his crimes---or at least, that he thought he would. Despite the treachery he committed, overall he seems a much more admirable person than his real-life counterpart.

My question is, Should I feel alright writing fanfic involving him, since he is fictitious, even though he was heavily based on a real person? There seems to be enough fictional material in there that he really became his own person.

And I think Daniel Boone needs a tag now....

I just wanted to double-check where each borough of NYC is located. Then I needed to try to find locations of bridges for Manhattan to the Bronx. So I ended up reading about the Bronx and the Harlem River. Of course, then I wanted to learn more about the Woodlawn Cemetery (which is so HUGE, ohmygosh.... 400 acres?! And the biggest cemetery I've seen is 250 acres, which definitely isn't anything to sneeze at, either). Then I started looking at other cemeteries in NYC. Then I wandered back to the Bronx page, read about boroughs, and ended up reading about, of all things, a Bronx cheer = blowing a raspberry. LOL.

And I remember I didn't read about Long Island, which I was going to do.... I even ended up skimming the page for Yonkers. XD

Of course, the original thing I researched ended up meriting only a few little lines in my chapter. But it's worth it to get the little details right.

Though the bridge ended up unnamed, because I wasn't sure which one it would be....

At least this time I actually finished the chapter and posted it. XD Sometimes my detours go on so long, the chapters/fics don't get posted until I come on again.