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[ImTheMoneypenny]

New addition up now.

Thanks Qwerty!

[Harry Fawkes]

Yep, I love your style ImTheMoneypenny. Keep it coming!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Yep, I love your style ImTheMoneypenny. Keep it coming!

Thanks, Harry!

I know I need to buckle down and make time to finish the story. I'm not trying to be flaky, I come on here to look around a little as a break from working. I'm in the middle of doing scripts on my main project. Hopefully soon I'll be able to talk more about it. Knock on wood, I'll be able to do a spynovelfan style announcement in the near future.

[MkB]

ImTheMoneypenny, I'm so ashamed, I still haven't had the time to finish the last chapter But I'll spend a long time on trains tomorrow, so...

[MkB]

At last, I caught up with the last chapter!
I like your style! And by the way, I'm intrigued by your description of the location: have you been there, or is it research?

PS: again, very good chapter titles!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

At last, I caught up with the last chapter!
I like your style! And by the way, I'm intrigued by your description of the location: have you been there, or is it research?

PS: again, very good chapter titles!

No worries about taking your time reading! I've been so bad about writing it! I need to catch up with many fan fic stories too. Very bad of me.

Thanks again! I need to finish the chapter soon! I will! I just lightened up my work load (Yay!) as I turned in the scripts I had to write for my Baron project, so I can focus on finishing the story (Yay!) again! And read more! Double Yay!

Never been to that side of the world, sadly, but it's always been an area of interest. I've spent time tromping through forests when I was younger. I used to horseback ride through swampy forests in Texas as a child. There's a great place called Turkey Run near where I live that is gorgeous, and quite an endurance test to hike, and I use that to conjure the smells and sounds of jungle/forest life as well. I have a great collection of old National Geographic Magazines from the time period and I did a good deal of internet research. I'm happy it comes across so vividly! I feel like if I sell the reality the reader will buy the more extravagant elements that might not ring so true as well.

I love coming up with good titles. I try to get a touch of Fleming in my titles.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

BUMP! Ah, it's been since September?! Yes it has. . .

Shame Shame Shame. . . Okay I'll try not to make excuses for my lack of writing on this, okay well yeah I am about to make excuses!

Here they are in order
QOS
Insane family drama
Script rewrites for my comic book project The Last Baron
Holidays which means my sister is home and I can't keep my computer routine and finally. . .
Painting!

Soooo. . . Now I did finish up the current chapter on handwritten pages during this time. And I've begun typing them in. I intend to do the typing today, the chapter will be up sometime this week or so. What can we look forward to? How about this. . .

Spoiler

With his belly content and glowing, Bond was awash in pleasant feelings. The rice wine added to his smile a touch of giddiness. He could hardly contain his amusement when at last Everest made her fashionably late entrance. Lead in by young women, she’d clothed in Western evening wear, Everest herself had gone native. She wore a pale golden paisley sarong which was fixed almost obscenely low on her hips. Bound across her breasts was a matching sash of silk. A simple gold chain hung around her throat and her hair was brushed away from her unmade face. A shame she found modesty now. Bond smirked drinking long from a full glass of Blood’s ice chest firewater.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Okay I just submitted the second (and final) part of Chapter 6! I have already begun Chapter 7! Hurray! Okay well, it's in our lovely moderator's hands now.

[Qwerty]

New addition up now.

[Greene Planet]

Exellent Moneypenny!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Exellent Moneypenny!

Thanks!

[Harry Fawkes]

Great. And I love the title: Even the Garden of Eden Had A Snake! Please keep it coming!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Great. And I love the title: Even the Garden of Eden Had A Snake! Please keep it coming!

Thanks! Much appreciated that you took a moment to catch up, I know you're beat.

I'm back in the groove, Chapter 7 is on it's way! I started typing it in yesterday, so perhaps I'll have it knocked out this week.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Just submitted the very short Chapter 7! Hope everyone will enjoy it. Heres' what to look forward to.

Spoiler

Bond cast his dead cigarette out into the jungle wishing for that precious day or so back. If they could have rallied aid in Kuching the situation would conceiveably be winnable. “Capt. Blood, send your man to Kuching. I’ll write a message for him to deliver to the Governor.” Bond instructed rising to his feet.

“I don’t suppose there’s a second part to your caper?” Blood’s face registered scepticism. He rose to his feet and retrieved a ledger and pen for Bond.

“We’ve not a lot of choices. We’ll stick to Miss Everest’s initial plan.” Bond explained.

“You mean?” Everest’s face appeared stunned. She gazed at Bond puzzled.

“We walk right in the front door, naturally.” Bond proclaimed. “Or rather swim.” he grinned callously. His eyes stared out through the pockets of blue between the trees towards Makisig’s island.

[Harry Fawkes]

Sounds great. And I can't wait. By the way I love the way you describe locations and other things in the story. I wish I was that intense. Inspiring to say the least. Had a bit of trouble printing the last chapter but my printer is back on after a kick.

Harry Fawkes

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Sounds great. And I can't wait. By the way I love the way you describe locations and other things in the story. I wish I was that intense. Inspiring to say the least. Had a bit of trouble printing the last chapter but my printer is back on after a kick.

Harry Fawkes

Cool. The ball's in our wonderful moderator's court now. They've been pretty quick lately though.

Thanks again, I try to capture settings, atmosphere as best I can, aping Fleming's travelogue flourish. My friend Devon said my style is a lot like Raymond Chandler but also very feminine.

Don't sell yourself short, Harry. Your adventures have a taut intensity especially in the action, which I envy. I can easily picture the scenes you've written. The naked kill scene is very vivid and visceral. I only wish my modern action adventures were to hold up as well! I'll save that for your thread! Anyway. . .

Hope your printer is working now. My poor printer, my cats use it to climb on top of the cpu unit so the printer has fallen down more times that I care to count. Thank goodness it's a gerbil, I can replace it easy enough.

[Qwerty]

New addition up now.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Thanks Qwerty!

[Harry Fawkes]

I think I've fallen in love with Everest!

Cool! Keep it coming, girl dear!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

I think I've fallen in love with Everest!

Cool! Keep it coming, girl dear!

Thanks!

I'll do my best to keep it coming.

I've had a bit of a distraction, water pipe broke in my house over the weekend. Luckily my sister caught it in time, and the water company shut us off. No damage but it's a pain to lug water home from the store.

But while I'm waiting to get he pipe fixed, I'm thinking of doing a little typing on the next chapter. Perhaps today.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Just submitted chapter 8! I was doing a little research and hit on exactly what I needed so the chapter came together quickly. It's another short chapter but it's getting exciting!

It's in the hands of the moderators now. They've been doing a great job posting chapters quickly. so the wait may not be very long!

Here's a taste of what to look forward to:

Spoiler

The farther the two spies went the less ornate and luxurious the interior became. The corridor split into two with a short flight of concrete stairs before Bond and Everest. As there was no one there to stop them, Bond and Everest headed down the stairs. It lead to a series of tunnels spread out like fingers. Made of steel and poured concrete, the tunnels were spartan and very much a sort of bunker. The way was lit by series of plain wire caged bulb sconces dotting the walls. Bond and Everest took the main artery. There were more smaller tunnels and rooms along the way. It quickly became apparent that despite looking as if they were separate facilities, all the buildings of the platform were connected underground.

Cautiously Bond opened a water tight door at the end of the corridor. The seals were soft and quite new, so the door opened with hardly a sound. The two stepped out onto a balcony. Bond felt a deep pain in his gut as he stared out at the room partially submerged in water. He had visions of the Disco Volante. It only appeared that there was no way into the platform from underneath. There was a way in, it was not obvious but it was there, as the empty bay before them, just like the Volante, was a hull.

“What does this mean?” Everest looked at Bond clearly struggling to comprehend. “There’s not a single guard, there’s nothing here.”

“There will be.” Bond replied coldly. He turned to Everest. “We’ve got to find Makisig. I’m afraid that Blood was right, Malaysian Independence is merely a distraction. They are planning something bigger.”

[Qwerty]

New addition up now.

[Harry Fawkes]

Yummy and bollocks at the same time!

Yummy cause I can continue DA with the new addition now up (Everest here I come)

Bollocks cause I've got to go to bloody bed. It's late here and I'm out in the heat tomorrow so I've got an early start

Ah, well something to look forward to in two days time. If one survives the 'heat' that is

Harry

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Yummy and bollocks at the same time!

Yummy cause I can continue DA with the new addition now up (Everest here I come)

Bollocks cause I've got to go to bloody bed. It's late here and I'm out in the heat tomorrow so I've got an early start

Ah, well something to look forward to in two days time. If one survives the 'heat' that is

Harry

No worries, it'll keep for your return!

Not sure which is worse, heat or cold! We may get up in the 40's today! I prefer it somewhere in the middle. You stay cool and I'll stay warm!