I have achieved crab

[pbray]

Writing: 1,470 words today. Still chugging along. jennifer_dunne critiqued the previous chapter and confirmed that it worked and was smoothly paced, even if it had been excruciating to get down on paper.

In other news, the map for THE FIRST BETRAYAL arrived in the mail. Other fantasy writers are capable of drawing and produce lovely maps. I, on the other hand, am a tad map-impaired.

Looking at the beautifully lettered map of the world as known to the scholar monks of the Learned Brethren, I see a large crab. With claw issues.

That will teach my readers to demand maps.

After writing I went out to the home show and talked to contractors about getting quotes for the work I need done. I have a budget, now I just need to figure out how many of projects will fit into that budget.

Unless, of course, I get bored and decide just to buy a new house. I think the terror of having to move and to pack all my stuff will keep me put for now, but you never know.

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[jennifer-dunne.livejournal.com]

But note the complete non-squareness of the map! (Well, except for the islands of the Federation, which are clearly carved out of a block) It actually *looks* like a real map, of a real place.

So what if the sea basin looks like a Crab? Only the alien colony ships would see that, which is why they used it as a landmark...

[pbray.livejournal.com]

How can you tell if you are reading a book by Patricia Bray?

There are no good smells. If something smells, it smells badly.

Central characters will describe how their feet hurt. Repeatedly.

At least once in each book a viewpoint character will pick drinking over thinking as a problem solving methodology.

All islands are square.

And the #1 way you know a book was written by me: Snark!