November 13, 2002
Finally, progress!
Decent night at Write Club tonight, aside from numerous encounters with scary men. Now I'm only about two days behind. I've promised myself that if I catch up completely this weekend, then I'll buy myself the extended version of LOTR on Sunday. Otherwise I won't have time to watch it!
The plot is progressing nicely. Most (all? Dare I say it?) of the main characters have been introduced, the beginnings of the plot are in place, and it's time to rock and roll. However, I can already tell, at almost halfway to 50,000 words, this is NOT going to be finished in so short a time. Anyway, here's a brief bit from tonight: Dubric (Tiernan's second in command) is escorting Catriona home.
"I was quite worried about my sister," Catriona chose her words with pointed care.
Dubric remained unabashed. "As well you should have been," he agreed. "If my sister had been snatched by a rowdy group of strange men, I'd be worried as well." He paused, giving her a chance to respond. When she did not, he grinned and continued, "A good thing for her it was just Tiernan."
"A good thing!" Catriona rose to the bait, her eyes flashing with anger. "Yes, Heaven forbid it couldn't be something a little more innocent, like a rabid wolf or a ravening wildcat! Instead of being devoured she is imprisoned by a man who merely looks at her as if he wished to devour her."
"Have a care, my lady, you speak of my liege lord." Dubric's words did not match the slightly amused tone of his voice. "Believe me when I tell you, his only interest in the Lady Michaela lies in her potential as a wife for one of his men."
"Leave her alone," Catriona begged. "Michaela is a good, virtuous girl, and she has long been very happy with her betrothed. I beg you, do not turn her head from that path. Your land may please her for a short time, but she is human, and belongs with her own kind."
"She is a good girl," he agreed. "I can only swear this to you, Lady Catriona: I will never hurt your sister, and I will always respect her wishes."
In other news, "Midsummer" received some very favorable comments from one of my classmates at school. It was a perfectly timed ego boost after the rejection letter yesterday. However, the "bad" news is, after talking to Brand a bit, I think I see how to fix the problems I see in it, and it involves a complete rewrite from scratch, and possibly a shift in point of view. After November. Definitely not this month.
Posted by Lisa at November 13, 2002 11:28 PM