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la_marquise ([personal profile] la_marquise) wrote2012-01-09 06:32 pm

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Word Count: 1302
Book seems finally to be shifting again. Aude has begun to extricate herself from her initial problems -- though Jehan has things to tell her she isn't going to like. And Liyan is smug:

'Liyan placed a hand over the lock plate for a long moment. Again, Aude smelled warm metal. Then he stood back and nodded. “Done.”
“Thank you.”
“Liyan-kai.” This time the edge to Qiaqia’s voice was amusement. “You have fused it shut.”
“Yes. Was that wrong? I thought it would be the most efficient. It will,” and Liyan looked at Jehan, “make it considerably harder for the inhabitants of this building to pursue you.”
“They might,” Qiaqia said, “use the rear door.”
“Oh.” Liyan’s brows drew in. “I might fuse that one also, if you wish.”'

Issues of the day include sneaking, hiding, creaking floorboards and the uncooperative habits of socks. This book thinks it's a comedian.

Skirt of the day: long heavy black cotton.

[identity profile] ex-triciasu.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
The uncooperative habits of socks! Wonderful.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 12:49 pm (UTC)(link)
This does happen with me. My characters focus on details. Usually very trivial ones. I am so not professional.

[identity profile] ex-triciasu.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 01:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Not sure what this has to do with 'professionalism' (placed in skeptical quotes) but it seems to me that these little details offer windows into the story, the character, the moment. Even if they're eventually cut (mine sometimes are) they are often the means by which I enter the scene, as a participant/writer. Speaking only personally :)



[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 03:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you're right: I worry that anything that's in anyway not in service of the plot is bad -- I get told my writing is 'slow' a lot.

[identity profile] ex-triciasu.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
For me, a first draft is never the time to worry about any of that. Whatever gets the motor running! (I hope the socks get to stay, though)

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, the socks are staying. They have made that quite clear. (Plus someone has abducted Aude's boots, so...)

[identity profile] aliettedb.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Socks never cooperate indeed (though it looks like some men don't cooperate, either :) )
Go you!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Liyan just doesn't see things the way others do. (He's not human, so he has an excuse. And he's ingenious.)

[identity profile] a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com 2012-01-09 09:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. As long as the book is a good comedian!

[identity profile] aberwyn.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Er, how are they going to get out again?

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
They're outside -- that's in the bit just before this.

[identity profile] athenais.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 06:40 am (UTC)(link)
I can't wait to read this!

[identity profile] themis1.livejournal.com 2012-01-10 12:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! for new words!

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-01-10 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes: I need to get on with this book, and it's been being very sticky. So yesterday was a gift.