More characters, the plotline and sequencing for Sooley Base are being worked, for this second novel in The Tessera Trilogy. As the ideas for character names come to me I add them to my character list. One character has to be a Chinese merchant sailor whose revelations tie to another character. To make him more interesting I’ve decided he is really of Mongolian blood from a rural farming community. To fit in and remain undiscovered he must assume the identity of a Han Chinese. Thought you’d be interested in that. Most of these ideas spring forth and get scribbled on notes, then are transcribed into a Word document for revision and insertion into the appropriate place in Sooley Base. I’ll continue to put notes about the writing process on this blog.
A friend provided a number of used monitors and the rest of the gadgets comprising what will become recycled computer systems. Am working my way through them, cannibalizing parts and deleting personal data so these beasts can have a new life. Just another shiny object on the path interrupting progress on Sooley Base.
This morning it was 22 friggin degrees out …. YUKKEE!!
Another “Hints for the Holidays” follows. These will sequence through the entire novel, not telling the entire story, but providing glimpses that will tantalize.
On rising Marcus snuggled next to Amrah, then gave her a large gold Roman coin; she gave him an ancient gold coin engraved with gods dancing to a flute. He quickly learned to treasure the incense she used to perfume their hair … frankincense and myrrh, burned in a vase with coals. At night she ground grains and nuts to extract their oils, mixed this with myrrh and frankincense to make a body ointment – sensual and lingering on the evening wind. She also burned sandalwood to scent their room. The fragrance smelled as if they lived with the very gods.
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