Here’s a scene with Dantes the Elder, Mercedes, and Edmond.
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Romantic Tension of a Sort
I like this!
Mercedes Self Describes
“Sir,” I said. “I will lay the cards of my fortune on the table for you, in spite of the compliments of my honorable friend. I am a master spinner, a mediocre seamstress, and a passable cook, but only if your pleasures run to simpler things such as bread and cheese. My aunt Beatrice has mastered the art, and my mother was no small talent, but I despair that anyone will sing delights about the dishes that come from my kitchen, save the kindest and most polite of friends.”
A Scene from Chapter 2
This is a little dramatic tension between Mercedes and Edmond from the beginning of chapter 2.
Fernand and Mercedes
Here is Mercedes talking to Fernand from the first chapter.
Mercedes Shops
A scene from last night’s writing.
Another Scene from Empty Horizon
Here’s the first scene when Mercedes and Edmond meet, quite by chance. No romance, just fish vending.
The Empty Horizon
A beginning of something new…
Working on Something New
As National Novel Writing month approaches this year, my current project will be to lay some pipe for The Empty Horizon: A Retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo. I will be retelling the Count’s story through the eyes of Mercedes and Haydee.
Since February, when I last wrote, I’ve been working on writing in drips and drops, but my career has very much stolen the spotlight. I spent a summer in Russia, a trip which affected me profoundly, and I felt myself changing and learning how to cope with my life in the US as a result of all I saw there.
It is time, however, for me to recommit to writing every day. I begin that process on Tuesday.
Hope you are well.
Catherine
Still here. Still writing. Have been unfortunately mostly sick this last month, so things have been off. I have a few more corrections to make on the rewrites of chapter 1 and the prologue that have come in. Am researching Hathersage before moving on with the story.
So, still out here!
Catherine