WRITING: √ Wrote on Seventh Tapestry 3/3 days. √ Posted on ROW80 blog. Still procrastinating on reading book for review that's due by end of May.
MARKETING. √ Not as much progress. Really pleased about the kind response from folks about the launch party scheduled for 5/26. Talked to Library about posters. Still need more work on press releases. Need to write tourism guy in Canada re Rivers of Stone.
COMMUNITY/OTHER. √ Read/commented x5 other bloggers this week. Still behind on decluttering e-mail.
But I'm writing and loving the way I can find a balance between ORGANIZING and WRITING. New this week: Shutting down the computer by 10 pm.
Wednesday is also WIPpet Wednesday (kindly hosted by Emily Wrayburn), a blog hop for writers sharing a snippet from their current work in progress that somehow relates to the date. For example, today, I'm sharing 21 sentences (5 for the month of May PLUS 16 = 21 sentences).
Wednesday is also WIPpet Wednesday (kindly hosted by Emily Wrayburn), a blog hop for writers sharing a snippet from their current work in progress that somehow relates to the date. For example, today, I'm sharing 21 sentences (5 for the month of May PLUS 16 = 21 sentences).
YOU can join in OR read what other writers are posting by going to this LINKY.
Here's the blurb for The Seventh Tapestry: Art appraiser/archivist Sandra Robertson is pulled into danger when she finds clues to an undiscovered medieval tapestry in Scotland and attempts to rescue it from the black market with help from Thomas McDonnell, Edinburgh’s Art Crimes Unit.
Why wasn’t Roger available when she needed to talk to him? And where was Rebecca? Sandra left a message as she fanned through the photographs she’d printed of the Narwhal cup. She flipped on her CD player, the familiar sounds of one of Machaut’s medieval compositions calming her.
One of the photographs caught her eye. I don’t remember this, she mused. Very faint markings appeared on the bottom of the cup. Oh, I should have taken a close-up of this. Perhaps after I talk to Roger, I can call Mrs. Campbell again.
Sandra placed the photos into a file folder for her meeting with Roger and glanced at her watch. She had at least two hours before lunch. She began to review the inventory printout Thomas had given her, checking for possible anomalies. After fifteen minutes, she had identified enough questions to take her into storage.
Here's the blurb for The Seventh Tapestry: Art appraiser/archivist Sandra Robertson is pulled into danger when she finds clues to an undiscovered medieval tapestry in Scotland and attempts to rescue it from the black market with help from Thomas McDonnell, Edinburgh’s Art Crimes Unit.
Why wasn’t Roger available when she needed to talk to him? And where was Rebecca? Sandra left a message as she fanned through the photographs she’d printed of the Narwhal cup. She flipped on her CD player, the familiar sounds of one of Machaut’s medieval compositions calming her.
One of the photographs caught her eye. I don’t remember this, she mused. Very faint markings appeared on the bottom of the cup. Oh, I should have taken a close-up of this. Perhaps after I talk to Roger, I can call Mrs. Campbell again.
Sandra placed the photos into a file folder for her meeting with Roger and glanced at her watch. She had at least two hours before lunch. She began to review the inventory printout Thomas had given her, checking for possible anomalies. After fifteen minutes, she had identified enough questions to take her into storage.
Sandra gathered her notes and made
another quick call. Luckily, Priscilla answered the phone.
“Yes, Miss Robertson,” said Priscilla.
“I’ll be happy to take you through how we store artifacts not on exhibit.”
“Good. I’ll be over directly.” Sandra looked at her notes without seeing them. I don’t understand why the list Thomas gave me doesn’t match the Museum’s database. Surely, we can’t be missing this many.  |
| View from Sandra's 5th Floor Apartment Overlooking the Writers' Museum, Lady Stair's Close, Edinburgh (Camp, 2009) (Yes, we stayed here for several weeks, a fifth floor walk-up!) |
I share the feeling ghat Wednesdays are too close to Sundays but you might get the same impression about Sundays if you switch to Thursdays. Please let me know, I do wonder if Thursday can work. =)
ReplyDeleteI think you're absolutely right, Ruichan. I guess I'd rather keep Sunday and Wednesday as our checking-in dates, though Weds always seems to come around too fast!
DeleteYour WIP sounds fascinating! I love those kind of historicals that blend contemporary settings with history. I would suggest upping the tension in your scene a bit. Really let me feel on edge. I get the sense something is coming, but I'd like to feel some tension there. Good luck! I can't wait to read more of this story. I'm totally fascinated by the concept!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Denise. It's such a relief to be writing rather than planning, though this is very much early days, well balanced with research still. Actually I worked on a little scene between Sandra and Rebecca today with Rebecca being quite unfriendly as she welcomed Sandra to the museum. Thank you for that reminder to keep edging that tension up for the reader!
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