On this Tuesday in quarantine I’ve discovered the long lost tv remote control that Studly Doright claimed he’d looked high and low for. It was in plain sight on the table next to his recliner. “Huh! What do you know?” he said.
In addition, I located a set of headphones that he swore he’d already searched for. These weren’t on top of the end table, but inside it. Again, he said, “Huh! What do you know?”
I’ve had my favorite Irish breakfast tea with a splash of almond milk and a bit of honey. Now, until a few weeks ago I’d have laughed at the idea of any kind of milk in my hot tea, but it’s quite good and for the rest of the morning I’ve spoken exclusively in an Irish accent. I’m better at Scottish accents, but as far as I can tell there’s no Scottish breakfast tea in the house. Maybe I should look on the table beside Studly’s chair.
I’ve worked on the novel a bit. I wrote a thousand words yesterday, but only 500 this morning. I’m having trouble getting my characters to shut up and move along. And I know I need less talk and more ambiance to flesh out the book.
For lunch I ordered takeout from Sweet Pea in Tallahassee. I worry about my favorite vegan place during this time. I tip extra every time I buy a meal there, but I know their business is probably slow right now. Be sure and support your local mom and pop businesses if you can.
My laundry is as caught up as it’s ever been. I do at least one load of towels every day on the “sanitize” settings, and that takes a considerable amount of time.
I tried to take a nap, but my brain won’t stop trying to solve the problem I’m having with the novel, so I picked up my phone and began writing this post. I wonder if the solution to my characters’ issues could be found on the table next to Studly’s chair? It’s worth taking a look, I guess.
Peace, people.
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Scottish accents while having Irish tea? And to think you raised your eyebrow at me when I had a Scotch whiskey on St. Patrick’s Day! 🙂 – Marty
LikeLiked by 1 person
Fair point!
LikeLike
I have Scottish breakfast tea. But not Irish. 😃
LikeLiked by 1 person
😊
LikeLike
On soap operas, the mood is broken when someone shows up at the door with bad news or an unplanned baby. Maybe your chatty characters need a “shock” to get ’em moving.
LikeLiked by 1 person
There has been an incident that might get them off their butts. Thank you!
LikeLike
That’s odd – I’ve always been told men can never find anything – by women, of course
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hmmm.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Maybe just let your characters talk? Just write it all out now (it is possibly in your head for a reason) and move on. You can always go back and pare it all down later or you may find that it works as is, but needs more fleshing out to polish it off better. Just a thought!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you. That’s pretty much what I’m doing right now. Letting them talk, that is. I started this thing years ago and the characters got stuck at a dinner party and I could not get them to wrap it up and get on with the story, so I put it aside for a LONG time. When I went I back to it I just cut out that entire scene and saved it in a “maybe some day” file. This time I have a way through the talk, it’s just going to take a while. I’m sure once it’s all done I can see what bits of the conversation aren’t working and scrap them.
LikeLiked by 1 person