Hi everyone! Let’s start April off with a nice easy Scots word. There are a surprising amount of things today’s word means, but in the context of the snippet, the meaning I’m going for is obvious–well, I’m pretty confident that it is.
Tag: romantic suspense
Things in Scots: Running the Asset Edition – Wean
This week’s word is another one that might require a pronunciation explainer. Last week I explained that ae sounds like the English ay in bay/say/hay. The ea in wean sounds exactly the same.
Here’s the snippet… (unedited first draft)
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The spelling of this week’s word might make it a bit difficult to pronounce, as vowels in Scots don’t sound the same as they do in English. A good example is the word wash. In Scots, wash rhymes with rash/cash/mash.
And onto today’s word. The letters ae sound like the ay you find in hay/bay/say, and ey sound like eye/why/die. Altogether, naewey sounds like nay-why.
Regardless of whether you needed the quick vowel explainer or not, I’m sure the meaning of this week’s word is clear.
Here’s the snippet… (unedited first draft)
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Welcome to the revamped Things in Scots series. In this incarnation of TiS, I’m sharing the Scots language found in my upcoming romantic suspense novel, Running the Asset.
This week’s snippet is a bit longer than usual. When I cut it to just the Scots word, it made Adam seem like a guy who got violently angry over food. 😬
I’m relatively confident that the meaning is clear from Adam’s internal dialogue.
Here’s the snippet… (unedited first draft)
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Welcome to the revamped Things in Scots series. In this incarnation of TiS, I’m sharing the Scots language found in my upcoming romantic suspense novel, Running the Asset.
This week’s word is either just clear enough, or it’s as clear as mud. It’s a word I use a lot, and one I use with wild abandon when planning out my stories. I’ve got my fingers crossed that the excerpt is leaning towards just clear enough. 🤞
Oh, and there’s a bonus word, too!
Here’s the snippet… (unedited first draft)
Continue reading “Things in Scots: Running the Asset Edition – Planked“Word Count 20th August 2021
Running The Asset
Word Count Update
Another super-quick update on the writing for Running The Asset.
It’s been a great day for it! I added another 1248 words, taking the manuscript to a new total of 31,355 words. 🥳
Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
Word Count 19th August 2021
Running The Asset
Word Count Update
Just a quick word count update for Running The Asset.
I promised myself that I’d put 110% in today, and that’s exactly what I did. I added 1,100 words taking the manuscript to a total of 30,107 words.
Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
Word Count 4th August 2021
Running The Asset
Word Count Update
The final sequence of Act I for Running The Asset is still underway. BUT, it’s almost done; Adam and Elle are almost back on solid ground. Characters can be a right pain in the arse when you force them to play with their fears. I foresee this will be a lot shorter when editing time comes around.
Here are today’s numbers: I added 735 words, taking the manuscript to a total of 23,654 words.
I’ll probably get the sequence finished sometime over the next few days–I’m off tomorrow and Friday, but I know this will bug me until it’s done.
Now, I’m off to grab some Irn Bru and settle in to watch The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (I love being able to rent new movies instead of going to the pictures 🤩)
Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
Word Count 3rd August 2021
Running The Asset
Word Count Update
I’m still working on the final sequence for Act I in Running The Asset. It’s an emotionally difficult section, and they’re stuck on a ledge three floors up, and Elle is scared of heights… . And the fire I mentioned yesterday is now a raging inferno–Adam has a fear of fire. So, it’s been fun trying to get them back on solid ground and safe-ish.
On to today’s update: I added 728 words, taking the manuscript to a total of 22,919 words.
My writing plan for tomorrow is to finish Act I, block out the first scene of Act II(a) and get cracking on the writing of that.
Thanks for joining me on this adventure! Stay safe.
Word Count 2nd August 2021
Running The Asset
Word Count Update
I’ve had a major case of the too-wiped-outs-to-post the word counts. Again. Not today, well, I’m wiped, but I hate not doing what I said I would. (Guess who used up all her word and sense for the day?)
Here’s another multi-day update.
Thursday 29th July
I added another 1189 words. New total: 19025.
Saturday 31st July
I blocked out another scene and added 793 words, taking the manuscript (MS) to 19819 words.
Sunday 1st August
I had a fun writing session on Sunday. Adam and Elle are really pissing each other off. Sqeeee! Another 1310 words were added. The MS is at a total of 21129 words.
Monday 2nd August
I blocked out the final sequence of Act I this morning. Happy dance! Things are really heating up now–literally and figuratively (there’s a building fire and everything).
I didn’t manage to finish writing Act I today, but I did add another 1062 words to Running The Asset‘s MS, taking it to a total of 22191 words! I’ve written a quarter of the story 🥳
Thanks for joining me on this adventure! (I’ll be back with an update tomorrow.) Stay safe.