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[la_marquise]

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.

Comments

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

The uncooperative habits of socks! Wonderful.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

This does happen with me. My characters focus on details. Usually very trivial ones. I am so not professional.

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

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 :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

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.

[ex-triciasu.livejournal.com]

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)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh, the socks are staying. They have made that quite clear. (Plus someone has abducted Aude's boots, so...)

[aliettedb.livejournal.com]

Socks never cooperate indeed (though it looks like some men don't cooperate, either :) )
Go you!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Liyan just doesn't see things the way others do. (He's not human, so he has an excuse. And he's ingenious.)

[a-d-medievalist.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. As long as the book is a good comedian!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Here's hoping!

[aberwyn.livejournal.com]

Er, how are they going to get out again?

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

They're outside -- that's in the bit just before this.

[athenais.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to read this!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Thank you.

[themis1.livejournal.com]

Yay! for new words!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Yes: I need to get on with this book, and it's been being very sticky. So yesterday was a gift.