The Flicking Finger
May. 28th, 2010 09:10 pmThe action side of this story arc in Killer-Kate and Luke Lackland had previously been a bit weaker than I was happy with. It isn't any more.
When your mortal enemy, hastening past on some mysterious errand, knocks you sprawling with (so to speak) a flick of her little finger, do you feel:
1) That was her little finger? I am so lucky she didn't take the time to punch me - I'd be dead!
2) That was her little finger? I am so dead when my luck runs out, and she takes the time to punch me!
3) When I find out what that errand was, I think I'm going to wish she'd taken the time to punch me.
I now have representatives of each philosophy amongst my main characters. No prizes for guessing which is most nearly right.
1,160 words from a different viewpoint. Fences, and buckets, and a diversion that doesn't divert.
Chapter's end in sight, and on schedule.
When your mortal enemy, hastening past on some mysterious errand, knocks you sprawling with (so to speak) a flick of her little finger, do you feel:
1) That was her little finger? I am so lucky she didn't take the time to punch me - I'd be dead!
2) That was her little finger? I am so dead when my luck runs out, and she takes the time to punch me!
3) When I find out what that errand was, I think I'm going to wish she'd taken the time to punch me.
I now have representatives of each philosophy amongst my main characters. No prizes for guessing which is most nearly right.
1,160 words from a different viewpoint. Fences, and buckets, and a diversion that doesn't divert.
Chapter's end in sight, and on schedule.