Moon, Sun, Dragons progress
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elfsI wrote about 400 words today. (I'm just aghast, watching Charlie Stress crank out at the rate he's going. Does the man never sleep?). So far, I've got a good if somewhat predictable set of conflicts: Cheillene lives in the Savoy region, dresses like the Genoese Italians on the other side of the pass except when she's at her studies, in which case she dresses like a student, in a Venetian robe with a silver ribbon over her very modest juve', or underdress. She wants to be her father's daughter, a scholar and a mage.
Her aunt (and King-appointed guardian), Lady Adelynn, lived in the Paris district for 20 years, dresses in Spanish fabrics with Parisian styles (exposing most of the bosom), and wants Cheillene to be a lady of the court, genteel and ready to be married off to some fop.
Opening scene: Adelynne and Cheillene present the opening conflict. It's a small thing: Adelynn wants Cheillene to take the day off to get ready for her ascension ball tomorrow. Cheillene is adamant about attending classes. As she's speaking to Adelynne, she surreptitiously hides the folded parchment on her father's desk. Adelynne makes direct impositions to Cheillene's role as a lady of the court, and veiled comments about a whispered scandal that follow Cheillene. Cheillene makes an impassioned plea regarding her role as her father's daughter, a defender of France, and a mage, and comments on the fact that dragons have been seen "in Riehms." Although neither is satisfied with the outcome of the conversation, it will at least get them through the day.
Notes to self: Cheillene's bow should be next to her at her desk, and Adelynne must mention the missing invitation parchment. Why Cheillene has a bow and practices everyday must be made clear in scene two.
Then we get to the nature of "the scandal" and just how wrong Adelynne's impression of it is from Cheillene's point of view (although Cheillene's current secret will certainly bolster Adelynn's impression!), and Cheillene and her family's man-at-arms, Alberto, discuss the risks of Cheillene's ascension to her family's title and whether or not Adelynn will be willing to give up the power and prestige of running the Chamonix estate-- after all, she'll be able to return to Paris. It's kind-of a shame that I've made Alberto such a likeable guy, since he's going to get killed by the end of the first chapter.
Cheillene returns to the estate to find preparations for tomorrow well underway. She also meets a representative of the court whose own conversation makes her wonder if, maybe, Alberto was understanding things. Worried-- about her father's legacy, about her role' in the battle between Savoy and France for control of Chamonix, and about where her own feelings are leading her-- she goes to bed.
Just before dawn, the world ends.
Her aunt (and King-appointed guardian), Lady Adelynn, lived in the Paris district for 20 years, dresses in Spanish fabrics with Parisian styles (exposing most of the bosom), and wants Cheillene to be a lady of the court, genteel and ready to be married off to some fop.
Opening scene: Adelynne and Cheillene present the opening conflict. It's a small thing: Adelynn wants Cheillene to take the day off to get ready for her ascension ball tomorrow. Cheillene is adamant about attending classes. As she's speaking to Adelynne, she surreptitiously hides the folded parchment on her father's desk. Adelynne makes direct impositions to Cheillene's role as a lady of the court, and veiled comments about a whispered scandal that follow Cheillene. Cheillene makes an impassioned plea regarding her role as her father's daughter, a defender of France, and a mage, and comments on the fact that dragons have been seen "in Riehms." Although neither is satisfied with the outcome of the conversation, it will at least get them through the day.
Notes to self: Cheillene's bow should be next to her at her desk, and Adelynne must mention the missing invitation parchment. Why Cheillene has a bow and practices everyday must be made clear in scene two.
Then we get to the nature of "the scandal" and just how wrong Adelynne's impression of it is from Cheillene's point of view (although Cheillene's current secret will certainly bolster Adelynn's impression!), and Cheillene and her family's man-at-arms, Alberto, discuss the risks of Cheillene's ascension to her family's title and whether or not Adelynn will be willing to give up the power and prestige of running the Chamonix estate-- after all, she'll be able to return to Paris. It's kind-of a shame that I've made Alberto such a likeable guy, since he's going to get killed by the end of the first chapter.
Cheillene returns to the estate to find preparations for tomorrow well underway. She also meets a representative of the court whose own conversation makes her wonder if, maybe, Alberto was understanding things. Worried-- about her father's legacy, about her role' in the battle between Savoy and France for control of Chamonix, and about where her own feelings are leading her-- she goes to bed.
Just before dawn, the world ends.
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Date: 2005-02-01 11:18 pm (UTC)And no, I don't think he sleeps. Certainly not at conventions, anyway.
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Date: 2005-02-02 02:53 pm (UTC)And Mr. Stross' pre-reply
Date: 2005-02-07 10:05 pm (UTC)Part of Varieties of insanity known to affect authors (http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/004307.html).
--Gon