A Productive Day

[dwgm]

During my sojourn at the Ventura County Courthouse today (jury duty) I was quite productive: took a nap; went shoe shopping at lunch (unsuccessful); read some of Ciao, America! by Beppe Severgnini; produced a flowchart for my new website, which I've finally begun to construct; wrote the beginning of a plot for a new Harry & the Pirate story; and wrote a drabble off an old challenge from Black Pearl Sails: 'Blood & Gold'.

~ Questionable Outcome ~

“Your fiancé will be wanting to know you’re safe.”

Fiancé.

Elizabeth nodded, mouth awry, very close to tears. Her machinations had succeeded, but at what a cost! A dozen soldiers dead or wounded. James’s happiness. Her own. Even Will’s.

She glanced at Jack, who would have seemed a comic figure in that crown except for the look in his eyes. I admire a person who's willing to do whatever is necessary. But somehow, just now, it seemed rather less than admirable.

She picked her way across to the jollyboat, more than ready to leave this place of blood and gold. ~~

Comments

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what comes of reading that Character Meta & Theory stuff permetaform put together. One one level, it is a Disney movie! Hello! But if the story and characters were less complicated we wouldn't be here, no matter how pretty the cast.

Glad you liked it!

[oiseaurobyn.livejournal.com]

*claps* i was just thinking the other day if there would be a sequel to the sequel to the sequel :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It appears there will, though I won't start writing until I've got the plot outline done. I used to try writing off the top of my head when I was a kid, but the stories never went anywhere. I find working from an outline gives me a goal, yet gives me plenty of freedom to improvise all the details. Fun stuff.

So happy to hear you are looking forward to more Harry & the Pirate!

[oiseaurobyn.livejournal.com]

it was really quite pathetic actually. i read all three quite quickly and for some reson my brain decided that was part of the movie. i was watching the movie, going "where's the rest?" :) and then i remembered...

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well, that was certainly the plan when I started writing it. It was meant to be a sequel to the movie, staying close to the 'canon' in drawing of characters and in tone. It makes me very happy that you feel I succeeded in that.

[the-dala.livejournal.com]

Self-aware Elizabeth -- very nice.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[tseek-unique.livejournal.com]

Very good topic, Elizabeth reflecting on the cost of her rescue. Very nice.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That's what happens when you start reading character meta posts. Glad you liked it!