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October 30th, 2003

06:56 pm - The Phoenix and the Schoolmaster I've only had inspiration for planning so far, so: I figured out, or at least I think I have, that the narrative should take a decline/re-birth/decline cycle, from Autumn to Autumn. So five sections and perhaps 13 chapers. And note to self: Midsummer Day is on 21st of June in the UK. (An appropriately symbolic day for their relationship to go further, if I decide that's how it'll go.) Autumn: the start of the academic year, so in a sense the beginning of one cycle as well as the start of the decline of another. Melancholic in atmosphere - the decline of summer, small markers pointing towards winter are quite ominous as they get more significant. Winter: Weather is always a big factor in British winters - so take the power of that into account. Everything is dying, decaying, freezing - stasis. Spring: The gradual (for realism, particularly if weather is theme too) change from winter. From snow drops, almost to Midsummer. Summer: The end of an academic year - and freedom for anyone in academic life (July). It's also satisfaction, warmth, fulfillment? September repeated starts the process over again. ( When in the library, this popped into my head when I was thinking about winter ) Current Mood: lazy Current Music: Casting the Runes::M.R.James, read by Michael Hordern

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