{"id":1574,"date":"2016-11-12T16:08:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T20:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2016-11-12T16:08:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T20:08:51","slug":"nanowrimo-2016-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/nanowrimo-2016-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"NaNoWriMo 2016 – Day 12"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ending Day Word Count Total:\u00a025,017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, not the end of the writing day, but I’m at a good stopping point on\u00a0The Empress’ Curse<\/em>. About to start chapter 11 and that will be\u00a0a wild ride to finish out Act One. See, I’m about to wreck a train.<\/p>\n

The connotation and denotation of that sentence is deliciously apparent to me.<\/p>\n

\"trainwreck\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This evening, I have some work to do on my as of yet untitled\u00a0Humans Wanted<\/em> anthology submission–its nice to be putting together a SciFi short story for a change. \u00a0Whether it’s accepted or not–well, I need to get it in before 31 December before I can think about that. I also have a Skype session about my co-authored Steampunk heist story with the most talented Emmett Spain. \u00a0And we have a working title already that we’ll release when we are a bit further along. \u00a0That has a deadline of 31 December as well.<\/p>\n

Busy-busy. \u00a0But here is a bit from today’s work \u00a0Enjoy and be at peace…<\/p>\n

Again,\u00a0I saw the seven towers. \u00a0I entered the middle one, but at a run this time. I took the\u00a0stairs two at a time, reaching the ornate brass entryway. I grabbed at the massive, dragon-shapped handles and threw the doors open. They swung silently, effortlessly.\u00a0The first thing I saw was a fireplace, in it\u00a0a log–it was nearly three feet around and eight feet long, is it still called a log at that point–crackled and hissed, bathing the\u00a0room in light and warmth.\u00a0A black stone floor (polished to the point that it resembled the\u00a0still surface of a\u00a0lake) reflected the flames.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 By the giant hearth stood a man in simple, grey linen robes, his back to me.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s been a while Symon. I\u2019ve missed you. Shall we continue your lessons?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The man turned around and I recognized, for the first time, that it was a young Eugene McGuire; former Cardinal and late head of the Pontifical order of the Magi.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cYou\u2019re dead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cHow very observant of you,\u201d the young man smiled. \u201cBeing dead doesn\u2019t necessary mean I can\u2019t teach you anything, though. Come. Join my other pupil,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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