Archive | July 2014

Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Nine (Whoops)

Jul10

My parents were in town!

First Line of yesterday:

Of course, the house was locked, unlike the garage. But one of the Interfaith guys – Ric – turned out to have a secondary skill of picking locks.

Last Line of yesterday:

Well, right now was not the moment to change it, and I wasn’t going to involve Rebecca in someone waving a gun around, just because she – or, say, Jordan or Sophia or Brenden – looked more like good kids than I did.

Current Word Count:
13146

Words Yesterday:
933

Par:
13500

Death Count:
Still 3

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Serials – apology & request for help

Jul9

I apologize; it appears that “posting serials on time” is a skill that can atrophy from nonuse.

Inner Circle will be up today; Edally will be up next Wednesday, hopefully on its own new web page.

I could use some help!

I need to pick themes – https://wordpress.org/themes/ – for both Edally & Inner Circle. If you pick something (pref. free), I’ll take it; if it doesn’t work long-term, I can change it, but that will stop the decision freeze I’m having.

I also need (preferably Creative Commons or free-to-use) header images for both – something I can modify with the title (Unless you’re feeling very helpful, in which case, something appropriate & modified with the title).

Again, my apologies, and thanks in advance.

~L~

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Eight (catching up)

Jul9

First Line of yesterday:

At first, it was one jeep, one khaki-green jeep driving by.

Last Line of yesterday:

And the garage was empty of cars, just the lawn mower and a couple of kayaks.

Current Word Count:
12213

Words Yesterday:
1617

Par:
12000

Death Count:
3
2 wounded
2 left the party

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Seven (shortish day)

Jul8

Glad I have – had – a buffer!

First Line of yesterday:

“That’s the best I can do for your arm here.”

Last Line of yesterday:

Then the army jeep showed up.

Current Word Count:
10596

Words Yesterday:
1323

Par:
10500

Death Count:
3

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Five/Six

Jul7

First Line of Saturday:

“Just head straight down this road for a bit.” Byron settled into the front seat.

Last Line of yesterday:

“Here we go.”

Current Word Count:
9273

Words Saturday/Yesterday:
1518/1524

Par:
9000

Death Count:
3
2 wounded

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The Collar Job, Part XIX

Jul6

This is an ongoing Tír na Cali/Leverage fanfiction crossover.

Table of Contents here

Fade in from commercial to find Lord Lorcan the center of attention from the whole room. “I think I have a plan,” he begins. “You see, while the royals of Tír na Cali are as much prisoners in our country as our slaves our on our estates – some might say more so…”

Sophia, Duchess Charlotte Prentiss, is making her goodbyes while her entourage loads the car. “It was so nice of you to let me stay here, Lorcan, and so good to see you again.”

“Lovely to see you as well, Charlotte. You should visit more often, I do so enjoy your company.” He has to stand on his toes to kiss her cheeks, but he does so with no apparent discomfort or embarrassment. “You’re like a breath of fresh air here, and I do get tired of the stagnant ocean breeze.”

Charlotte’s laugh carries, the same way Lorcan’s voice and hers do – by design, without sounding as if they are doing so on purpose. Lorcan is smooth; he could be a grifter himself.

“Oh, Lorcan, you’re so funny. You really should visit me sometime.”

“Oh, I’ll try, but you know how my mother and my grandmum are. They don’t like to let me out of their sight for long.”

“You could tell them I’ll take good care of you, dear.”

“I’m sure they’d believe you, too. Oh,” He makes a moue, “where has my brain gone? I almost forgot my parting gift for you.”

Flash back to Lorcan, who is flipping through images on Lady Anastasia’s laptop – redheaded girl after redheaded girl. “The thing about Californian royalty – well, it’s two things. One. We all look the same. It’s not just dear Ana here and her sisters. We all look the same.”

“Your royals wear collars?” Parker leans forward to study an image – a mug shot, really, a girl in her late teens wearing a steel collar. Her hair is pulled back, and her face is nearly Ana’s.

“Two,” Lorcan answers, without appearing to notice the question, “we tend to fuck our slaves.”

He pretends not to notice the look that Hardison and Parker shoot Eliot.

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Four

Jul5

First Line of yesterday:

For a few minutes, we drove in silence, except for Byron’s directions: turn here, turn there, go left.

Last Line of yesterday:

The river was burbling unhealthily, and we had miles to go before we slept.

Current Word Count:
6231

Words Yesterday:
1533

Par:
6000

Death Count:
3

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Three

Jul4

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First Line of yesterday:

The bus lurched and shook as I navigated the shoulder – and the curb, the mailboxes, and some yard – getting us to Byron’s shortcut.

Last Line of yesterday:

The bus quieted, just in time for us to hear the cannon fire.

Current Word Count:
4698

Words Yesterday:
1511

Par:
4500

Death Count:
~2

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Escape from Rochester – Camp Nano Day Two

Jul3

First Line of yesterday:

Why don’t we share the van sounded so reasonable, until you got down to brass tacks.

Last Line of yesterday:

“Better than waiting, at least.”

Current Word Count:
3187

Words Yesterday:
1518

Par:
3000

Death Count:
~1

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Meme: Crossover

Jul2

Pick one:
Either a character from fandom enters one of my settings Tír na Cali, or a character(or archtype) from one of my settings Tír na Cali is transported into a fandom ‘verse.

(e.g., Derek Morgan ends up in Tír na Cali, or a Californian born-slave ends up in the Potter’verse.)

and I’ll write at least three sentences of the crossover.

My fandoms include:
Harry Potter
Criminal Minds
Leverage
Almost Human
Dr. Who (mostly new-series, can fake the old stuff)
Supernatural (through Season 5 so far)
Eureka

I’m sure I have others – ask and I’ll say yea or nay

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