Well ladies and gentlemen, as of right now, about a quarter after midnight on Saturday, November 24, My word count is 46,736. That means that I’m 3985 words from winning the contest AND I still have a whole week to do it in. SO I’m planning on reaching the winning number sometime today (Saturday) and then continuing until midnight on Friday the 30th at midnight to get my final word-count. I am finally making progress with the novel, and finally yesterday, I brought all the characters to the week of the wedding, which for all purposes is “The Wedding Party,” the title of my novel. So people are starting to sneak off and mix it up. It has been totally awesome to write and I have enjoyed the whole process thoroughly.
Here is excerpt 2 from “The Wedding Party” by Karen Marie Hedlund
So the two girls ran to catch up with the group that included Lord James, Lord Wills and that busybody Lady Darlington. When Lady Hannah caught up to her mother, she asked Lady Elizabeth if she and Lady Freya could be the ones to show their guests to their rooms, instead of her mother. This way Lady Elizabeth would be able to rest and not have to miss any of the night’s entertainment. Lady Elizabeth had made one and only one map of the floor plans of the inside of Morley Manor and she labeled reach room specifically for the guest that was going to reside in that specific room during their stay at the Morley estate. With shaking hands, Lady Elizabeth gave her daughter Hannah the map, but she then strictly told Hannah that she had to immediately return the map to her mother’s hands after she was done showing the guests to their rooms. Lady Hannah chuckled aloud, not only about at Lady Elizabth’s prudeness, but also her precise focus on detail, while the others managed to stifle their laughter. Lady Elizabeth explained that there were not going to be any children other than her grandchildren that were going to be born exactly nine months from today and if she was the only one to keep the master map, Everyone’s safety and security could be insured. Lady Elizabeth said this last sentence looking directly at her daughter. That still was not doing to deter Lady Hannah from talking with Lord Wills, if that was what she wanted to do. Lady Hannah was not married to Lord Henry Heathgrove, yet.
Enjoy and remember we can’t edit it yet!
