3 Green Fish

Day one of my hopefully three-day long writing “weekend,” (yeah, yeah, I know the weekend was, like, yesterday and all), and I’ve made some progress. I have the house to myself, more or less, as the dog is pretty happy to sit around most of the day, and my plan has been to sit myself down and force jumpstart this project. It’s not been easy the last couple weeks, and my motivation has cycled from low to really incredibly low, but I’m doing okay now. About half of my new material since last post was written in fits and starts between then and now, and the other half was mostly done in one run tonight. I think the opening chapters are much stronger now, and I’ve gotten to explore a few places I glossed over in earlier drafts. Is it good? Well, time will tell with that.

One such previously glossed over scene takes place after Bandolor’s magic goes awry at the beginning of the book. While Adrianna is unconscious, Bandolor and Iggsle look through her backpack:

Bandolor fingered one of the dangling pieces of metal that seemed attached to the spines. Ah, this was how the pack opened, he could see it now. With a flourish he pulled up on the tag and watched as the pack slowly split open, disgorging its contents. Brightly colored cloth spilled out onto the table. Iggsle picked one up and examined it closely. “A cap with three holes, perhaps?”

There were several of these, and it took Bandolor a moment to realize what he was looking at. “Nay, ’twould seem to be yon maiden’s undergarment.”

Iggsle quickly dropped the pair he held. “Colorful,” he choked out.

I’m probably more amused by this than I should be. Bedtime.

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