YIPEE!!! - Moving house

Today Charlotte got the keys for her house and we are moving.  I am so excited she has promised I can have more time with her and maybe get my book finished.

More sick this time it is hers.

Socrates:  Sorry you are sick Charlotte - hope you are better tomorrow.   We didn't get very far today and how dull can you make those scenes - all I did was admire some bare trees and eat stew.   And that is so not me and Angus you have communicating there/
Charlotte:  Sorry Soc to use one of your brothers phrases today my innards feel like someone has chewed them up and spat them back inside me.
Socrates:  I know you look like you have been poisoned.
Charlotte:  Yeah think it was red cabbage what did it.  Although it isn't a Covesea Island type poisoning.
Socrates:  I'm not a total idiot you know, I may not live in your world but I have a basic idea how it works.  It isn't that much different to my own.
Charlotte:  Never seen you as an idiot - intellectually you are my brightest character, well you and Nate together.
Socrates:  I know we work so well together shame in order to get stories you need to keep seperating us.  Promise me before you die you will do us a together forever story.
Charlotte:  Do you I deal I'll write it after I have found an agent and got this trilogy out before I complete Stitching Time - is that a deal?
Socrates: Sounds good to me any idea for a title?
Charlotte:  How about Every Little Thing He does is Magic?
Socrates: That is rubbish - if you want my cooperation for this story better come up with a better title for the end of my fairy tale.
Charlotte:  OK what about Love Goes On? Our Song?  The One Thing We Never Discuss?
Socrates:  None of them make me feel confident about our reunification involving full reinstatement of Nate and use living together for ever as Socrates and Nate.
Charlotte:  Ahh I was thinking about bringing him back as a girl?
Socrates:  No offense but yuck no way - I want Nate.
Charlotte:  OK will think about .  I promise
Socrates Keep me updated and I will help you out of your writers block.

Snot Again

Socrates:  Please can we stop rewriting this scene and did you have to dress me in my best coat to do it?  Much preferred it when you only messed up my school uniform.
Charlotte:  The scene where you are cleaning up gives me a chance to describe you
Socrates:  Couldn't you cover me with stew or something?
Charlotte: Anyone would think you didn't want to support your brother through his trauma.
Socrates:  That is emotional blackmail - why do you have to make him so blinking emotional? I am sure there is a better way of handling it without me getting covered in snot.
Charlotte:  You want to redo the scene?  I thought we were done.
Socrates:  Yuck no. Just keep bodily fluids to the minimum will you.   Have enough trouble dealing with my own. Angus is the only person I will push past it to deal with them.  Remember when he was a little boy handing me back snotty handkerchiefs it was gross.
Charlotte:  So we are good then?
Socrates: No but if you say its over guess will have to deal with it. 
Charlotte:  It is over for now - I can't promise no more emotional scenes with Angus.
Socrates:  That's fine but next time he can hit me instead.

Yay we got the opening scene

Finally after messing me about left right and centre, Charlotte has finally gone and found my voice.  Quite like it not sure about me being so squeamish about things like sweat, blood and snot but I can live with it.

I like it this book feels like it is going to treat me better than originally planned.

Happy Birthday To Ellie!!

Today Charlotte's daughter is seven.  I adore Ellie she draws pictures of me and they are not bad, she tells stories about me as well.  She never makes me miserable.   Happy Birthday to Ellie !!!  Maybe I'll even get a slice of cake.

HOW INSULTING SHE SAYS I DON'T HAVE A GSOH!!!

Charlotte:  Soc we need to do something about your sense of humour.
Socrates:  You saying you don't find me entertaining?
Charlotte:  I find you very entertaining - but you are not the most outright funny guys.  I think the story would work better if you could become funnier.
Socrates: You already got me going funny in the head.  I think this is really unfair of you to expect me to fundamentally change my character.  It is only a story you know.
Charlotte:  I know that Soc, but I think because of how dark and difficult the book is proving we either need to lighten the mood somehow or I will have to switch to third person.  We are already having to consider placing it in past tense.
Socrates: I don't wanna be told in third person - Angus got first person it just plain wouldn't be fair/
Charlotte: That's how I feel Soc - I don't want to change it.  I am considering making you the Abbot's straight man?
Socrates:  Your giving the Abbot a bigger part?
Charlotte: Thinking about it, I think you need a better support system in place than just Angus.
Socrates:  That already makes me feel better Charlotte you know I have been worried about the journey ahead.
Charlotte:  Ready to go read the riot act to Angus and Jack?
Socrates:  Too bloody right had the pair of them up to the neck.
Charlotte:  OK we'll work this out I promise to do everything I can to tell your story first person if you work with me deal?
Socrates: Deal - do I get an extra time with Nate for this?
Charlotte:  If I have time.

Nice Morning

Nate came home today and we had fun.  The sea is quiet again it's giving me the jeebies, but still good to have Nate home.


Angus came round for a chat it is the first time he has visited in ages we had lunch.  Charlotte and me are doing OK she is giving me some easy scenes right now I don't feel the same urge to argue with her.