Clarion write-a-thon update, day 24 / G&T update

In case anyone wondered: still hot. Day 5 of the heat wave, with another 2-3 days forecast. Ugh.


However, there is progress on Gen & Tonic Investigations #1: 5,562 / 70,000


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NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR NAME INCLUDED IN THIS STORY - AUTHOR'S CHOICE IF YOU'RE HERO, VILLAIN OR SIDEKICK - YOU NEED TO TOSS A FEW DOLLARS TO THE CLARION WRITE-A-THON KITTY. NICE KITTY. FEED THE KITTY....

Mocking rights when I miss the day's deadline are free. But no mocking today!


Title: "Strong Earth"
Starting point: 1,100 words of outline
Goal: 20,000 words of story
new words: 1,495
Total words: 16,410
Research: none

Excerpt:

blood, dripping into the ground The image would not leave her, no matter how she tried to dispel it. Thick drops, blacker than red, turning soil into mud.


Dead Bodies: not dead yet, by god.
Revelations: the thief, discovered
Things magical: everything has a cost - and an obligation.