Viscount Moreland: How does it feel to be in the self-editing phase of my story?

 

C.H.: Your story?

Viscount Moreland: Er…yes. After all, I am the hero.

 

C.H.: What about Gemma? Have you forgotten she’s the heroine?

 

Viscount Moreland: I stand corrected. Now, back to my question…

 

C.H.: I’m delighted, yet a bit worried about the self-editing phase. Relieved, yet apprehensive. Exhausted, yet energized with eleven days until my deadline

 

Viscount Moreland: Do you think you will ever write a story that meets your anticipated word count? You seem to rather blithely write past it?

 

C.H.: I always set out with a word count range in mind. It largely depends on how difficult my characters are. Apparently, a recent hero (who shall remain nameless, but he is rather intelligent, so he may have realized that I’m referring to him) did not like his name, nor did he like the branch of the King’s military that fit my plot line perfectly. Then there was the small matter of his preferring to be the one to rescue the DID, and not happy with the fact that she was more than capable of taking care of herself at times.

 

Viscount Moreland: Your propensity to overshoot your word count is quite clear, given your answer to my question. By-the-by, what is a DID?

 

C.H.: Oh sorry! DID is a Damsel in Distress. Usually a princess/woman in a fairytale who is rescued by the prince/man. Not always my favorite way to handle the DID (the abbreviation.) I usually prefer DID’s more like Megara in the scene the first time Hercules (from the ’97 Disney cartoon) tries to rescue Megara. Love her response It was one of our kids’ favorite Disney cartoons from when they were little https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYFtiWfM3LE&t=2s

 

Viscount Moreland: I must thank you for the rather diverting love scene you’ve penned, although I think you could have gotten to the part I was most interested in with fewer words. Gemma and I could have spent more time–

 

C.H.: Sorry to interrupt, however, we cannot be discussing the scene in any great detail here, your lordship. You did seem to enjoy yourself, in spite of the injury to your hand, which by the way, would not have happened had you held on to your temper.

 

Viscount Moreland: You were not at White’s at the time–

 

C.H.: I beg to differ. I was there…writing the scene.

 

Viscount Moreland: You were not privy to my thoughts and how difficult it was for me to regain my iron-clad control.

 

C.H.: Again, I beg to differ. Who do you think came up with the idea that you’d show how angry you were, while controlling your temper, by breaking the glass of whiskey you held?

 

Viscount Moreland: As an Irishwoman, I’d have thought you’d forego wasting the whiskey and have me holding an empty glass.

 

C.H.: It was definitely not my first choice, however, it was a fictional glass of whiskey. If the glass had been empty, then the alcoholic content in the whiskey would not have aided in cleansing the deep gash in your hand, would it?

 

Viscount Moreland: I can see you have influenced Gemma’s tendancy to be difficult. Do you plan to write an epilogue that would include another love scene?

 

C.H.: I had not planned to.

 

Viscount Moreland: It would be the perfect climax to my story–

 

C.H.: Climax? How cliche’. Your story?

 

Viscount Moreland: Yes. My story would end on a more satisfying note if you were to give my wife and I more time pleasuring–

 

C.H.: I must caution you not to go into any details. We must consider our audience, your lordship.

 

Viscount Moreland: I do beg your pardon.

 

C.H.: Apology accepted. Thank you for stopping by this afternoon to chat. Any plans for the rest of the day?

 

Viscount Moreland: I thought you did not want to discuss what goes on behind closed doors.

 

C.H.: Er…right you are. Forgive me. I’ll be speaking to you later when I get back to my edits. Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do!

 

Viscount Moreland: My dear, C.H., I already have!

 

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