Well, well, well... 2042 words today. I'm actually writing my outline, but its going so good so far.
Quick story; As we've discussed before the story Eighty Days, is a riff on Wells, Vern and all the others that started an idea which has evolved into "steampunk". I like the idea of the period and the little gears and everything. So, as I'm making the outline I'm making pitches to myself.... you know, like "Star Wars" for a feel I want for a section of the piece. It is shorter hand than trying to develop an entire story - that's for later. Now, just the highlights are good.
So, as I sat down for part two of my session this afternoon, I grabbed my Touch, put on my headphones and hit play. I heard one of my favorite singer/songwriters; Kate Bush. The song? Houdini. I love the song. It has a eary, early in the century feel with those weird "wha-wha' floating around the song.
The album it is from, "The Dreaming", was a probably the third album of Kate Bush's I bought. I fell in love with her to "Hounds of Love" and then found out that the Dreaming was probably the first time she had ventured from the shorter pop tunes to these longer, almost epic songs. The backside (yes, kids it was a RECORD first... ask your parents) of the HoL was a single song.
So I'm grooving to the song, as she says the line, "Not even eternity can hold Houdini!" it hit me... that was the feel I wanted for my second part of the novel!
I've been a fan of Kate Bush for nearly 30 years. I still play her music, although its now on an iPod touch instead of a scratchy 45 (again, parents). She still inspires me and gives me the proper feel for what I'm working on.
Hmm... wonder if its too late to change Maggie's name to Kate?
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