chapter 7

[miriam_e]

The latest part of my Selena City story about a lesbian security worker in a near future where sexuality is not an issue.

part 7 Memories (2612 words)

This took forever to write. I kept going over and over it. I'm so close to it now that I have no idea at all what it is like. It was originally going to be about twice this long, but I'm taking too much time so the rest of this chapter will have to go up tomorrow as a separate one. Sorry about that.

Let me know what you think of it.

Comments

[annie-lyne.livejournal.com]

awesome! I like the bit about Broken Hill and humanity and stuff... keep going!

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

Thanks Annie :)
More memories coming up. We'll be at the conference discussing the future of society. I hope to hell I don't make it boring. That's what scares me most. I know I'm not supposed to edit during NaNoWriMo, but I can't help it sometimes. Problem is after going over it a number of times I cease being able to make sense of the chapter. And that is really scary.

[annie-lyne.livejournal.com]

It's a bit of a tightrope you're walking. Selena City reminds me so much of Arthur C Clarke's 3001. You both want to describe this New World and explore the aspects and make the reader think, ruminate, but you don't want it to be devoid of a story. So far I think you're doing a really good job with the balance, but just be careful...

(coincidentally, can I take this opportunity to say that you're an amazing woman? just had a quick flit across your website, and reminded me. :)

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's very unnerving. That balance is freaking me out.

Arthur C Clarke used to be one of my very favorite writers, but I don't know why, I just kinda stopped reading his stuff. Oddly, I read his Deep Range near the end of October. I'd been looking for a reference he makes in one of his books that leaders should be picked for their ability and the fact that they don't want power, then dragged kicking and screaming into office, getting time off for good behavior. I'd thought the reference was in Deep Range which one of my old girlfriends had read, but it isn't. I haven't read 3001. Maybe it's in that.

The reason I was looking for the reference? It becomes apparent in the next part of the story.

:) Thank you for the nice words.