Q: Who is Robinette Waterson, and how did she come to write such delightful smut?

A: It started off innocently enough with a penchant for reading speculative fiction and a quaint curiosity for Victorian literature and culture. One evening she ventured down a narrow alleyway in the literary landscape, and fell into the insidious den of alternative historical erotica. Not finding enough to satisfy her habit, she began writing her own.

Q: Regarding the P’s & Q’s, there a hitch, because no definitive answer will suffice.

A: For a summary of the possibilities, try:

https://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2012/01/09/origin-to-mind-your-ps-and-qs/