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Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 9th, 2010
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This section. I just… ugh. This section.
This section fought me every step of the way. All the feelings I have wrapped up in the Goodship Firebrand suddenly didn’t want to come out on to the page. Every thing I wanted to talk about [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 8th, 2010
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Auburn Nash uncurled from her sleep into a weary stand. She regained her balance, scratching her head and yawning. Light streamed in from a tiny window at the top of her “room,” and she cracked it to discern the temperature of the world outside. Still [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Mar 1st, 2010
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The sub was quiet when Patel emerged from his capsule. He stretched and yawned, and looked around to collect his bearings. By this time he was getting used to the sub and its crew. Their adoptive crew talked little of [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 23rd, 2010
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In which I remember, oh hey, it’s Tuesday morning and I have no commentary. So let’s do it.
I had a draft of this chapter that was about two years old. That is to say, this section of the story [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 22nd, 2010
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The escort kept a small ship. It would have been small with just the escort inside, but with two walls closed in tight around them. There was a small capsule where the escort could sleep, though he seemed to sleep in [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 16th, 2010
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I’ve been putting off the notes for this section because this is a case of the section really standing on its own. I don’t think I can type 200 words about what’s going on here, though I may try. [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 15th, 2010
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Xiphos sat in the middle of the crew quarters, leaning forward on the couch, her eyes focused on the Relay receiver. She wrung her hat in her hands, twisting it, releasing, and twisting again. Tre sat in a chair across from [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 8th, 2010
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The Kelonio met up with the Rose a day later, both the boats now tracking the attackers’ boat. Cait and Billy transferred to the Kelonio to plan with Galle how they would precede.
Galle had assembled a good collection of his crew [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Feb 1st, 2010
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It was six bells into the First Watch when Toby came to the bridge. The way Xiphos looked back at him gave Toby the impression she had thought she was the only one awake aboard the Rose, though he didn’t seem to [...]
Posted in Boat Story, fiction, writing on Jan 26th, 2010
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More flashbacks. Hello, past Rose.
I’m trying something out here. Aside from spending time letting the crew run around the ship, I had some history I had to drop. It’s safe to assume that everyone on the [...]
