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Julie Rose has a soundtrack for Jeff Sypeck at Writers and Their Soundtracks.

And the next installment of Blood is Thicker than Water is up at Las Habladoras. Yeah, I know it’s Wednesday. Welcome to the fall semester.

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Herc-o-meter: Revisions!

Well, I’ve revised the first two scenes, and I’ll work on the rough of the Diana/Hercules zoo scene tonight.

Here’s our current word count:

31,560 / 75,000 (41.0%)

The Lernean hydrea did have 9 heads. Mochi Monkey and Yvonne both had the right answer.

Next question: what did Iolaus and Hercules do with the immortal head?

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I thought you might enjoy reading part of the first scene of the story.

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“It had nine heads,” said Nonna Sofia. “If you cut off one of the heads, two would grow back, and one head was immortal.”

Tony stopped wrapping the noodles around his fork. Nonna Sofia’s homemade spaghetti had the right amount of bite. Tony’s nose savored the fragrant tomato sauce. His fork clanked a clam shell as he moved it, and his attention refocused on dinner. Surgically precise, Tony plucked one end of the shell up and licked the tangy sauce off. Nonna offered him crusty bread drizzled in whole garlic lumps and butter. While his parents were in Europe, he was going to get fat this year. Fatter, George would say.

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Herc-o-meter: Birds

32,478 / 75,000 (43.0%)

A few more words tonight, moving us toward the Stymphalean birds labor, and an introduction to Leo’s workplace and his interest in Diana. We’ve also introduced Hannah, who has secrets of her own.

Toasted now. Must stop. Tomorrow will finish this scene, and work on the wrestling match/recess match with the Hairy Pig. This should be a good time. Hope to also begin Tony’s main conflict at school.

Catherine

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