Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: accomplished
  • Music: Jeff & Maya, "Seven Cities."

Word count -- CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT.

Words: 2,125.
Total words: 65,130.
Reason for stopping: I need to shower and finish packing.
The cats: Alice, eating; Thomas, unknown; Lilly, currently on top of my foot.
Music: Florence and the Machine.

So it's later than I like to be up, and I would have stopped half an hour ago if I hadn't needed to make word count. Which begs the question of "why are you making word count so late?" I'm glad you asked! I actually finished "In Sea-Salt Tears," which is a short story giving a little more background on Elizabeth Ryan, the Selkie clan leader we met at the end of One Salt Sea (and yes, the title similarity is intentional).

I really like this story, and even more, I really like being able to go and fill in things that Toby doesn't know, and doesn't need to know, because they're not her stories. She's not the only person who's ever lived in Faerie and had a story worth telling.

I am happy.
Tags: chimes at midnight, good things, short fiction, toby daye, word count
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ruggedo

August 11 2012, 02:08:37 UTC 4 years ago

A good friend of mine lead me to a Florence and the Machine concert a couple of months ago and I found it to be an experience. It was tribal, and ritual, drums and dreams. I felt a bit like I had come upon a faerie circle and was allowed to join the celebration. I can understand how it might lead to 2,000 words that were that satisfying to write.
I had never felt much before the concert when I heard FatM, but after I had taken part in the magic, their music now can transcend most any other feelings I have in that moment.

seanan_mcguire

August 22 2012, 17:37:40 UTC 4 years ago

For me, the music has very little to do with whether or not the words are satisfying.

It's all about the words.