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la_marquise ([personal profile] la_marquise) wrote2012-06-07 08:54 pm
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Baaa!

From [livejournal.com profile] al_zorra:

The rules:

1. Go to page 77 (or 7th) of your current ms
2. Go to line 7
3. Copy down the next 7 lines – sentences or paragraphs – and post them as they’re written. No cheating.

"Earlier this morning, while madame slept and Mado and the cook were occupied in the kitchen, she had slipped into the small room that de Faumont used as his study and gone through the papers in his desk. They were, almost without exception, requests from this person or that for de Faumont to pay money in exchange for goods or services he had received. Qiaqia knew about money: she had had numerous opportunities to observe it in action on her journey with Aude and Jehan. It struck her as a flawed system, easily subject to abuse or falsification. But then, the..."
Death and The Madwoman, p.77, l.7-14, as requested.

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[identity profile] al-zorra.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I quite enjoy these because of not knowing context or anything, and how different each of our contributions are!

Of course most people are writing fiction, which I'm currently an exception to. But I think maybe my mission presently is to remind people that all writers don't write fiction, but are writers nonetheless! :)

Love, C.

[identity profile] galdrin.livejournal.com 2012-06-07 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh - I don't know about that. I have a good friend down Austin-way that's wrapping up a book on The Chicken Ranch (if he hasn't already done so.) Serious research into it history and eventual demise.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/ 2012-06-07 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I love to read non-fiction in progress. It's hugely important and we don't give it anything like enough attention.