PROGRESS SINCE SUNDAY? Nada. Unless you count driving the 5-year-old to ballet (45 minutes each way) and dealing with foot pain (yes, Naproxin helps, but I hate taking pills). OK, so I did make some progress on Tapestry, since my writers' group met Monday night. I read a scene, excited to be writing (at 6/7 days last week) and excited at how my characters are changing right before my eyes. Sandra is a little older and a lot more feisty. She's no longer a naive intern just starting out.
Wednesday is also WIPpet Wednesday (kindly hosted by Emily Wrayburn), a blog hop for writers sharing a snippet from their current work-in-progress WIP that somehow relates to the date. Today, I'm sharing 5 paragraphs (23 days divided by 5 (May) = 4.6 or 5 paragraphs). From the beginning of The Seventh Tapestry (first draft).
First days are never easy, thought Sandra. Just go in and get started. She stared up at the massive stone exterior of the Museum of Antiquities. A green and gold banner hung over the entrance, “Welcome to Edinburgh’s Medieval Underground.” My new world. She adjusted her briefcase over her shoulder, wondered again if her resume needed additional tweaking, and smiled at the receptionist as she asked the way to the Director’s office.
After another layer of assistants, a compact woman wearing a gray suit ushered Sandra into a formal office, complete with a devastatingly large antique desk. Stuart Hadley stood and reached out his hand. “Welcome, Miss Robertson. We’re quite excited you are finally here.”
“Mr. Hadley,” Sandra nodded. “Aren’t there always complications? I’m thrilled to be in Edinburgh and eager to start.”
“We have complications here as well. As I explained last week, several major artifacts are missing.” He checked the door, as if to make certain it remained closed and lowered his voice. “Please tell no one that you are from TSP Securities. You are simply a newly hired appraiser and database specialist. At least for the next four to six weeks.” His lips tightened. “I’m hoping we can have this issue resolved quickly. Any hint about these losses would be scandalous and could affect the Museum’s supporters.”
Sandra nodded. Let the dance begin. All I need to do is find out how these priceless artifacts went missing and who is involved – in four weeks.
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| Another shot of the Japanese Garden at Manito Park (Camp, May 2018) |
Interesting situation unraveling in the snippet. But, I doubt the issues will be resolved quickly.
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