Nov. 29

[meltintall3]

Wolves wordcount: 49,278

Kingsward wordcount: 50,124

word of the day: biblioklept
http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday



Wolves excerpt

"What book?" asked Eileen.

"This one," said Lowell, pulling a slim, leatherbound journal out of his coat. He set it on the table. "You know how you always said Granddad was a bad influence? Tonight I have started a record of my own. For starters, I am now a biblioklept. Also, I had to knock Charlie Phelps out."

Please feel free to assume that Charlie Phelps is an Inspector Detector. Also...


Kingsward is finished! I wrote 'The End' and everything! (And by everything, I mean there was Bekky smuggling, despite a few efforts on the story's part to make it more implausible than it already was... ^_^ )

Comments

[valiantarcher.livejournal.com]

:D! Well, at least if you're a thief, you're stealing about the best things there are to steal. ;))

...Does that mean Charlie Phelps is not actually an Inspector Detector and you're trying to mislead us? *raised eyebrows and querying expression* Or am I over thinking this, tricksy author? ;))

And congrats on finishing Kingsward! :D And you doubted you could get it done. ;) Question, though---is Wolves still your official NaNo novel? And do you win NaNo twice? ;) ;))

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

That was a... 'because Charlie Phelps will not show up in any other excerpts this is who he is and you can use your imagination to come up with the necessary scenario that results in Lowell having to knock him out' :p

Too stubborn to quit, that's me. ;)) Wolves is being written under the title NaNoA and Kingsward was NaNoB. I posted it on the website as 'Double Booked' so by my version of the rules I will have to complete both of them and cross 100,000 to 'win'...

[valiantarcher.livejournal.com]

Ah, got it. ;)) Charlie Phelps being the book owner is one possibility, and another is him just walking by accidentally. Being called to the scene of the crime while it was still occurring is also an option, as is him helping Lowell lift the book and then being knocked out so he had an alibi. ;) ;))

;)) Glad to hear it! And based on your other post, it looks like you made it. :D

[ladyadeone.livejournal.com]

That is a de-lightful word! And unlike a few of the others, it blends in well with the text.

My scenario for the events surrounding Charlie Phelps' unconsciousness is as follows: the book was evidence for one of the Inspector Detector's cases, therefore he would not voluntarily share it with Lowell, who was then forced to knock Phelps out in order to obtain this fascinating volume. :D

[meltintall3.livejournal.com]

Yes, some of the word-of-the-day's were self-conscious. ^_^

That's an interesting scenario, though incorrect. :)