truepenny: artist's rendering of Sidneyia inexpectans (writing: hippopotamus)
Sarah/Katherine ([personal profile] truepenny) wrote2007-07-08 10:55 pm

T-24 and counting

625 words

Between the Boring Health Problems and the Not Boring But Knotty Plot Problems, 625 is actually doing pretty well. I may have to smooth out this nuntius ex machina* on the second pass, but that's okay. Writing is not a performance art.

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*messenger from the machine

[identity profile] fidelioscabinet.livejournal.com 2007-07-09 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
In honor of a Character Who Cannot Appear in the Flesh in This Book (because of the beheading and all), here's a Least Weasel:
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Wikipedia notes that the Least Weasel is so bad-tempered that intra-species encounters, including mating, typically result in fights.