Day 7 (Team July)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Here is the post to update with any extracts, thoughts, or comments you might have for today.

I'm saying good-bye for a week, leaving you in the most capable hands of elmey until Day 15. Happy writing!

Comments

[saki101.livejournal.com]

The earlier scenes are going slowly. Research and about 400 words yesterday.

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“You haven't been in much. How’s your experiment going?” Mrs Hudson asked from her doorway as John wiped his feet on the mat and slipped off his wet jacket in the hall.

John glanced up, caught the wistfulness in her expression before she saw him looking and smiled. “Good, good,” he replied, moving towards the staircase, pausing at the bottom. “Thank you for letting me have a sample.” He stepped around the bottom stair, arm outstretched. “Let me see,” he said. “The puncture isn’t red or itchy or anything, is it?”

[steph2311.livejournal.com]

RL has hit me with a freight train this week as my RL besties mum died. Naturally have managed no progress with any of my projects so far, but I'm hoping to update later tonight with some progress in my POI bigbang fic

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are making good progress! :)

Sounds like John is developing a theory :)

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Poor you! I hope things start to get better for you soon!

[saki101.livejournal.com]

RL support surely takes time. Good luck with getting back to your projects as soon as you are able.

[kerravonsen]

Did more work on my craft piece (while listening to the Librivox version of Much Ado About Nothing). The craft piece is now at a point where I have to decide whether or not to embellish it or leave it as it is. So I'll sleep on it.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

So it is either done or nearly so; exellent progress!

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are making great progress! :)

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Heirs and Graces

Phase 3 -- July's writing:



Busy day today. I tweaked a short story and resubmitted it, although it may need further tweaks yet, and then I wrote 700 words of Edward and Julia:

She paused until the waitress had served their tea and cakes, before continuing. "It's been six months now, and I'm still not pregnant. What if I left it too late? What if there's something wrong with one of us?"

Nothing wrong with Hugh in that department, Edward thought.

"Hugh says it's all my fault. He says I'm the defective one." She sighed. "If it wasn't for the title, I'd suggest we adopt a baby. I'm sure I could love another woman's baby just as much as my own."

"These things sometimes take a while." Edward reached over and took her hands. "Maybe if you stop worrying, nature will take her course in good time." He'd had an inkling that this situation was developing into a much bigger problem. Elaine had said as much when he'd phoned her a week or so ago, but then she'd also said that babies were far more likely to happen for couples who didn't make each other unhappy so much of the time.

"I can't wait forever. I'll be forty before you know it."

I've also been wondering about writing a couple of little pieces about Edward and Julia during the war, and pondering exactly which regiment(s) Hugh and Edward served in.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Interesting progress there.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Much sympathy. RL does sometimes catch one out like that.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Great stuff. Decisions are always clearer after sleep.

[saki101.livejournal.com]

If Hugh and Julia do succeed in having a son, wouldn't he supplant Rupert in the scheme of things? Do I have the relationships right?

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Yes, you've got it right.

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

~600 words and a completed first draft of the 2nd npt pinch hit (secret story)
~2100 words on the Firiel story

A conversation about Firiel's role, Firiel and Arvedui (again)
She paused, wondering how to ask her question and bit her lip slightly, but plunged on, "So what will be expected of me?"
"Well, as my mother is dead you will be lady here. For now you are too inexperienced to be regent - however, I will have to teach you as much as I can quickly, for it will be better when you can because then I will not need to spare someone else to do so. You will responsible for the household here, including overseeing supplies to the city, of food and all other good, overseeing the kitchens and everything else."
"Regent?" she echoed shakely. "I could not. I have not been trained to rule."
"Surely you know what is necessary in general?"
"No, I know a little of some things that my brother told me, but not much."
He stared at her. "Who would be regent if your father and brothers went off to fight?"
"According to the law of Gondor they should not all go - one undisputed heir must remain behind and they would be expected to rule, if they were of age. If not, the Steward would be left with the authority."
"But according to the laws of Numenore you could have been a ruling queen if anything happened to your brothers."
Firiel looked at her hands for a moment. "Look, I am sorry, but I have not been trained to rule."
He sat down opposite her and took her hands. "Are you prepared to learn?"
"Yes."
He squeezed her hands gently. "Good. That is the best that we can hope for from here."

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

Good progress!
Interesting conversation - Edward seems to be concealing an awful lot from Julia (as well as everyone else...)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

He's looking at everyone's blood! I'm really curious how this all fits together.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Being there for your friend is important. But when you have a chance to start writing, we'd love to see an update--and snippets :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I certainly believe in sleeping on decisions too :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

This doesn't sound like a marriage with a real future--how old is Julia at this point?

[elmey.livejournal.com]

That's certainly a very different responsibility from taking care of the household! Firiel will have to be very strong.

You're really motoring in terms of getting things done though.

[elmey.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much written off Saturdays in terms of getting writing done. Chores, they keep coming back! and it's really hot today too. And my arm hurts, but that's my own fault and I'm just whining ; ) I expect to get back on track tomorrow.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

Julia's hiding a lot from Edward too (which may not be obvious in the excerpt), and he suspects that she's lying to him on some matters at least.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

She's 35, and she's been married to Hugh for 10 years. She's left him once, and they've both had affairs, so yes the marriage is probably doomed.

[stevie-carroll.livejournal.com]

Things are really moving along there.