You
are over at Pine Hill Lakes Park earlier than usual. It is a bright cool
morning and runners are out. You forgot to check the stats on this first
chapter; you can do this later today. Chapter Two’s “The Dead” segment is going
to be set up differently. Socrates is coming to the front with a request to see
Merlyn concerning a circumstance of some deliberation. – Amorella
0809 hours. This is
unexpected, and I am suddenly somewhat more than anxious, which is overriding
my curiosity here. First, I am concerned about making Socrates a character in
this particular setting; and second, what could his ghostly spirit have to say
to Merlyn’s ghostly spirit that would become a part of this fictional work?
You
really are not ready though one would think you would be used to these
interruptions from time to time. – Amorella
0817 hours. It is such a
beautiful morning Amorella, and it is mostly quiet but for the songbirds. I
have no idea what Socrates is going to say to Merlyn. What does he do, knock on
the door to Merlyn’s sanctuary or does he just show up out of the blue. I don’t
really know who Socrates is, or how he is as a personable character. Merlyn
does not have to think about it, as he does not know he is about to have an
unexpected, though I would imagine, delightful guest. If Merlyn were sitting in
the Honda front seat beside me I could deal with that, but Socrates. I don’t
know what I’d say besides, “Hello, and how are you this fine morning,
Socrates?” That would be my instinct and then leave it up to him. I would
rather do the listening, since he would be treated as a guest. (How else would
you treat him?)
Later.
You and Carol drove to McD’s on Mason-Montgomery for drinks and each had an Egg
McMuffin for an added breakfast; earlier you each had a nuked bakery bread with
crunchy peanut butter and raisins. Presently you are in the shade on the deck.
Carol is working on Saturday’s Sudoku and you set up and completed the stats on
Chapter 2.1. Here are:
** **
GMS STATISTICAL DATA FOR GREAT MERLYN’S
GHOST TWO
Ch. 1 – Piecemeal
Words - 3061
Sentences - 232
Words per Sentence – 12.9
Sentences/Paragraph – 2.5
Passive Sentences – 2%
Flesh Reading Ease - 100.0
Flesh-Kincaid
Grade Level – 1.1
** **
Here
is a comparison:
GMS STATISTICAL DATA FOR GREAT MERLYN’S
GHOST ONE
Ch.1 - Slavery
Words 3529.
Sentences 251
Words per Sentence 13.8
Sentences/Paragraph 2.3
Passive Sentences 3 percent
Flesh Reading Ease 100.0
Flesh-Kincaid
Grade Level 1.5
** **
1130
hours. The second one has more words but I didn’t include the chapter opening commentary.
Also, I have shortened the commentary this time around by leaving out the
concluding paragraph.
Early
afternoon. You and Carol worked on the yard and are taking a rest since it is
becoming warmer. At this point your GMG.1 final draft has 68402 words. You
copied your Page document onto a Word doc. because that is what you will use
for e-publication.
You
just had a Subway picnic and are sitting in the shade down at the canoe livery
along the Little Miami. Carol just now finished her book The Drop, which
she says was “okay, different.” – So, you decided to come home as Carol didn’t
have anything else to read. – Amorella
1532 hours. I have never
seen a book that included appears to have the first two chapters of another of
his books as an advertisement of sorts. Seems a little crass to me, Mr.
Connelly, but perhaps it is modern ‘marketing’. I am going to have to seriously
look into this ebook business.
Why
don’t you take a few minutes now. You know more than you did, and you are
finished with the book, at least until you decide on a publisher. Plus, you
have your book covers picked out. Let’s research, boy. – Amorella
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