Hercules: A New Beginning, Trivia, and Wisdom of the Gods

[cathschaffstump]

Already whacking parts of HH:PW. Last week we had a false start. This morning, in the car, we had a real start. Instead of working on the outline today, I wrote it down in an effort to capture the characterizations.

Several things about the characters life revealed them to me. I didn’t expect Tony and Bianca’s parents to be traveling academics–which explains why they’re staying with Nonna and Leo for this year, and gives them the opportunity to go further afield in the next book, if there is a next book.

At any rate, you should really be ready for this journal to get boring. All 3 of you who are reading. Because ain’t nothing more exciting than watching a writer report their progress. Well, paint drying, you know. It’s exciting for the author, and I’m pretty sure it’s exciting for Sonya, yeah, but other than that, not so much.

No more exotic adventures in foreign countries for a while. Back in my real journal, I’m almost caught up to the current time in reporting my exploits. There will be more submitting…later.

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I know you’re here for the Hercules. So, here’s the first of what I hope are many interesting Hercules trivia questions.

1. Why did Hercules have to perform 12 tasks instead of the 10 he was originally assigned?

And today’s Hercules words of wisdom: Iolaus bit back a scream that would have made him sound like a little girl. For Zeus’ sake! He was the nephew of Hercules!

(When you’re working with Hercules, you don’t want to scream like a little girl!)

Today’s Herc-o-meter!

2,480 / 75,000 (3.3%)

Originally published at Writer Tamago. You can comment here or there.

Comments

[erised1810.livejournal.com]

we lwhat do you think? that i'm friendign this journal and then skip this kind of post? ifi didn't wantto wathc your progress i'd have ignored this thing completely. athoug hthis is a nice unconscious kcik in m yass to get up adn read substance unelss the version i have is obsolete now. perhapssomethign tells me to waittill this partial or the full oe nfiy bakc home witha yay or nay i don't know... or maybe ijsut still feel liek sneaign intosomeoen's private desk. but mosty it's been damn hot over here in and outside and it makes the brain melt.
but i'm enjoyignthis ride as much as ican although itm ght be less than you. i eman i'm not sure if i' mapassnger. ithink i'm i nthe audience or inthe trail of commentators adncamerapeple, if yo uknow what I mean.
adn i ove LOVE your serialized novel too. i jsut haven't checked if i can comment without havign my own blogsomething account to yay and cheer about i t in there. i'll just say i'm enjoying that ride too.
ane yes of course more books fro mthe travellign academics' poitn of view, why else did they revela this to you? adn for kids it'scool to have an 'oh there you are again' feelign when they read the next story.
so he was supposed to do just 10? oh. it sounds lieka move twin time?

[cathschaffstump.livejournal.com]

Actually, you might be number one reader. :)

Don't worry about reading or not reading. It's all good. It'll also be here for you later because it's written down.

Catherine

[sonyamsipes.livejournal.com]

See! erised1810 has just proven that you have at least *four* readers. And you never know who else might drop by for a gander. :-D

[ecmyers.livejournal.com]

I actually like progress reports--especially with word meters :) You're off to a great start! Keep going!