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Ferries, Little John, and Prince John
Nov. 20th, 2010 09:29 pmNanowrimo word count: 30933 (3733 over the last three days)
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Whew! Over the 30,000 word hump. That always seems to be the hard point after which everything is just a slide downhill. Well, in the case of this year's story, maybe literally downhill. We've found the bear John Little working a ferry, rejoined him with Robin Hood, and then seen Ricky assign Little John to watch over his little brother Prince John for the night to make sure he doesn't leave the caravan (to slip into Le Havre and get drunk, no doubt.) Another little taste of Omar, and various slapstick as Little John proves he can lift a full grown male lion out of the saddle and set him in the bed of a moving wagon as easily (and gently) as if the subject had been an egg. Guess what? Prince John Plantagenet "Lackland," future King of England, sucks his thumb when sufficiently stressed.
Today's shopping looked forward to creating the Thanksgiving feast, which as usual I will be cooking on Wednesday night and then packing up to take to Gary's mom's house on Thursday. I did buy another turkey, since I could get it for 69 cents a pound along with a purchase of $50 or more in other groceries. On the menu: Roast turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, two kinds of cranberry sauce, broccoli-cauliflower salad, and pumpkin pie. Did not get chardonnay because the supermarket didn't have any I like. Guess I'll have to visit a real wine store. I estimate that the 16 lb. turkey will take over five hours to roast, so I'm hoping I can take Wednesday as a vacation day. Must find out Monday.
Done with writing for tonight, but I'll upload the draft text (two segments) now.
[EDIT: Found time for some early morning historical research. While I've been correct in identifying Le Havre on the northern bank of the Seine as the appropriate port area, in order to be historically accurate I must use Hareflot (modern Harfleur) which is a few kilometers east of today's Le Havre. Hareflot was a principal seaport from Roman times onward, and a major strategic conquest of Henry V in his effort to reclaim Normandy from the French. In the 15th century it was largely abandoned as a port due to silting up of the harbor area, and replaced by the harbor at modern day Le Havre. For the present, this confusion will continue to exist in the draft. Replacing "Le Havre" with "Hareflot" will be part of the first editing task.]
Sponsor me!Story draft available here.
Whew! Over the 30,000 word hump. That always seems to be the hard point after which everything is just a slide downhill. Well, in the case of this year's story, maybe literally downhill. We've found the bear John Little working a ferry, rejoined him with Robin Hood, and then seen Ricky assign Little John to watch over his little brother Prince John for the night to make sure he doesn't leave the caravan (to slip into Le Havre and get drunk, no doubt.) Another little taste of Omar, and various slapstick as Little John proves he can lift a full grown male lion out of the saddle and set him in the bed of a moving wagon as easily (and gently) as if the subject had been an egg. Guess what? Prince John Plantagenet "Lackland," future King of England, sucks his thumb when sufficiently stressed.
Today's shopping looked forward to creating the Thanksgiving feast, which as usual I will be cooking on Wednesday night and then packing up to take to Gary's mom's house on Thursday. I did buy another turkey, since I could get it for 69 cents a pound along with a purchase of $50 or more in other groceries. On the menu: Roast turkey and stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green bean casserole, two kinds of cranberry sauce, broccoli-cauliflower salad, and pumpkin pie. Did not get chardonnay because the supermarket didn't have any I like. Guess I'll have to visit a real wine store. I estimate that the 16 lb. turkey will take over five hours to roast, so I'm hoping I can take Wednesday as a vacation day. Must find out Monday.
Done with writing for tonight, but I'll upload the draft text (two segments) now.
[EDIT: Found time for some early morning historical research. While I've been correct in identifying Le Havre on the northern bank of the Seine as the appropriate port area, in order to be historically accurate I must use Hareflot (modern Harfleur) which is a few kilometers east of today's Le Havre. Hareflot was a principal seaport from Roman times onward, and a major strategic conquest of Henry V in his effort to reclaim Normandy from the French. In the 15th century it was largely abandoned as a port due to silting up of the harbor area, and replaced by the harbor at modern day Le Havre. For the present, this confusion will continue to exist in the draft. Replacing "Le Havre" with "Hareflot" will be part of the first editing task.]
