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Whoa that's bad and I hung my head in disappointment trying to think of when was the last time I truly looked at my story. I could make an excuse of being on vacation and almost as soon as I got off the plane I was in moving mode. But still I have 100s of pins about how writing a daily thing... and for me its just not. I feel like a bad writer.
As I am transitioning back to school it feels like a good time to get a fresh start and I want write the promise that I will write every day... but knowing the reality of working and hopefully finishing my thesis won't leave much time for my creative writing. However, I know escaping into my writing will help me stay sane. So my goal is to make time to write and post parts of my story as frequently as possible. (I know that's vague but I am trying.)
Something to remember...
To begin with here is part of my story of my working title "Grand Days"...
Cranston Court
stood as relic to the Tudor era with an almost gothic feel to it. At least on
the outside on the inside it looked more like a French palace, or so Mattie
imagined, don in the Rococo style as if Louis XVI would come in any moment.
Lady Welford was an American Heiress through and through and had mad made the
talk of the country when she refused to move into Cranston when Lord Welford
inherited it. She insisted for many modern improvements that were common in
America. This included new pipes, better fitting windows to block the drafts
and dumb waiters so food would be warm when it reached the dinner table. This
was before Mattie was born but it was still gossiped about the village.
As I am transitioning back to school it feels like a good time to get a fresh start and I want write the promise that I will write every day... but knowing the reality of working and hopefully finishing my thesis won't leave much time for my creative writing. However, I know escaping into my writing will help me stay sane. So my goal is to make time to write and post parts of my story as frequently as possible. (I know that's vague but I am trying.)
Something to remember...
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To begin with here is part of my story of my working title "Grand Days"...
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Daphne and Mattie followed Parker up
the back stair case from the kitchen to the third floor. Mattie was puzzled
where they were going to find dresses for her and Daphne for Lady Welford only
had one son. Amongst the splendor of Cranston Court Mattie began to feel the
shabbiness of their attire even if they didn't have any mud stains on them. She
felt certain that she would never fit into the grandness of a place in this and
she felt certain that whatever she did would bring shame to Lady Welford, and
she did not want to do that after all Lady Welford was already being so
generous to them. Even Daphne who far outweighed Mattie in beauty looked a bit
faded against the grandeur of Cranston. After passing through a long corridor
that took them to the end of the house and into a wing that was barely touched,
Parker stopped at a door.
He didn't open the door but spoke in
hushed by very firm voice. "This was my sister, Aurora's room. I am sure
my mother, Lady Welford, would like it to be left they way you found it. Get
dressed quickly. Food will be in the nursery shortly."
When Parker opened the room, the
creamy pink color that covered the wall almost made it shine against the dark
interior of the hall. The room was so dainty
and sweet with comforter, the curtains, and the pillow all matching in a
cheery flower print. Mattie quickly noticed the little doll with curly brown
ringlets sitting in a high chair in the corner with a bassinet in the middle of
the room all the perfect size for the doll. And in the bassinet there was light
pink blanket that matched the colors of the with the initials APW stitched on
it. The one thing Mattie noticed the most was the lack of dust, which seemed
astonishing for the corridor looked as if no one ever touched this part of the
house. Everything though in this room looked as if it had been cleaned all the
time.
"Mathilda! Don't touch
anything," Daphne snapped at her as she was staring at the doll.
For the story to be accurate it must
be noted that even though no one was listening the girls spoke in a whisper as
if someone was.
"I wasn't, I was just looking.
Don't you find it a bit curious that we have known the Welford family all our
lives, at least Parker, and we have never heard of this Aurora Welford. I
always thought Parker was an only child."
"No Mattie, it was not curious
at all. You only make things curious because you don't occupy your time with
more important things. You read too many novels and it has affected your
sensibilities. Now we have to find something to wear, we don't want to keep
them waiting."
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