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I’m back for another stretch. This time I’m picking up the start of an earlier chapter in Ghosts of Innocence, where Shayla is on her tortuous path into the Palace under cover. Here, she has to get into character for the next leg of her journey.
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Shayla Carver - Imperial lackey! She smiled at the incongruity of it as she checked her appearance in the wall mirror.
Her ruddy skin tone had grayed slightly overnight, and her plump cheeks sagged. She squeezed her eyes shut and willed her implants to correct the signs of fatigue. After a few minutes, Shayla opened her eyes and staggered back to sit on the edge of her bed. She took deep breaths and wiped a sheen of sweat from her face, but the face that gazed back now radiated calm and confidence befitting her station.
Brynwyn had left a clean set of traveling robes hanging, ready to wear. The Imperial crest and official insignia announced her status in the higher echelons of the Palace staff, someone of high standing indeed in this provincial backwater. It looked like Brynwyn had intended to make a dramatic exit after the anonymity of her Meditation.
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I hope everyone is keeping well. When I was last here, I had recently published The Ashes of Home. Since then I’ve been keeping busy on the first draft of a new novel, The Long Dark.
I’ve also posted a lot more background material from Shayla’s world to my author website.
www.iansbott.com/behind-the-scenes
Ships, buildings, maps etc. Some drawn up in full detail, and a whole collection of original hand-drawn sketches that guided me through the writing process.
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15 comments:
I hope she is able to keep the disguise. Though sounds like she's prepared well for it. Welcome back!
She has survived a tortuous path. She should be able to play the part.
Nice to 'see' you again, was happy to be back inside this story - it's been quite memorable. Enjoyed the excerpt...
Jessica, she is very well prepared indeed.
Loc, she's survived so far, but still has a long way to go ...
Veronica, thanks.
Welcome back, Ian! Has it ever occurred to you to change your name to Robert so your book covers could say 'by Ro. Bott'?
Welcome back! Very much enjoyed this excerpt, and your description is awesome!
I'm LOL-ing at Ed's comment. I'll second that! :D
Ed, believe me, we thought long and hard about our children's names for that kind of reason.
Julie, good to be back :)
She seems to have everything under control. I hope it stays that way.
I'm curious to know if she'll be able to keep everything under control.
So glad to see you're back!
Welcome back, Ian! I love this story and this week's excerpt shine with originality and character development. Can't wait until next week.
Elaine, Karen, it's about as much under control as any undercover mission can expect to be ... for now :)
Nancy, thank you for your encouraging words.
HA! Love it.
Gee, it sure would be nice if all we had to do was squeeze our eyes shut for a few moments to erase the saggy bags under our eyes...
Susan, unfortunately for Shayla, her gift comes with its costs :)
Hi Ian - it's good to see more of Shayla ... with or without her sagging eyes - but I'll enjoy reading more of her and the latest ventures. Love Ed's idea ... and yes our surname began with an F ... so no B's in the family ... !! Now I'm just Hambing it up - married a MB - not much help! But great that you're achieving so much with your writing, your projects, your art etc ... cheers Hilary
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