I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

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It’s time for two events to happen. The first is a possible chance meeting with a woman in a bar, which, in ordinary circumstances, might just be a chance meeting in a bar, but for an agent, it’s always something else.

The second, Teresa finally arrives on our main character’s doorstep, uninvited and unwelcome.

I’ve been looking at photos of various places in the Middle East, and I was hoping to go with a vibe similar to Cairo in Egypt, but there seems to be a lot of what I’m looking for in countries like Oman and Jordan, like below

This scenery gives me the elements of the story, being near the mountains, there’s a large square that can be used for military parades, and buildings I’d expect to find in the location of the story.

It’s a pity we still cannot travel, at least not like we used to.

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Today’s word count: 1,288 words, for a running total of 19,764.

I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

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Yesterday I was immersing myself in the scenery, and formulating a plan of the city, and the various places where events will gradually unfold.

A place that will have significance will be what is locally known as the caves, a large system of passageways and caverns carved out of the hills that back onto the city’s botanical gardens, and beyond, a rabbit warren of back alleys that was once the market.

The current government moved them into a large open area where it could keep a close eye on all activity, where once, in the back alleys, crime and dissidents flourished.

In fact, the government closed off the whole area and allows only a small part of the cave systems to be visited by tourists, and only under the guidance of special tour guides.

What is the government hiding there?

Rumors abound. People who go missing in the night are thought to be taken into the caves and ‘lost’.

Including the man who was the last president before the military took over. Is he still alive, held somewhere in a deep, dark dungeon?

Or is he a ghost?

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Today’s word count: 1,755 words, for the running total of 21,519.

I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

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Yesterday I was immersing myself in the scenery, and formulating a plan of the city, and the various places where events will gradually unfold.

A place that will have significance will be what is locally known as the caves, a large system of passageways and caverns carved out of the hills that back onto the city’s botanical gardens, and beyond, a rabbit warren of back alleys that was once the market.

The current government moved them into a large open area where it could keep a close eye on all activity, where once, in the back alleys, crime and dissidents flourished.

In fact, the government closed off the whole area and allows only a small part of the cave systems to be visited by tourists, and only under the guidance of special tour guides.

What is the government hiding there?

Rumors abound. People who go missing in the night are thought to be taken into the caves and ‘lost’.

Including the man who was the last president before the military took over. Is he still alive, held somewhere in a deep, dark dungeon?

Or is he a ghost?

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Today’s word count: 1,755 words, for the running total of 21,519.

I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

…

It’s time for two events to happen. The first is a possible chance meeting with a woman in a bar, which, in ordinary circumstances, might just be a chance meeting in a bar, but for an agent, it’s always something else.

The second, Teresa finally arrives on our main character’s doorstep, uninvited and unwelcome.

I’ve been looking at photos of various places in the Middle East, and I was hoping to go with a vibe similar to Cairo in Egypt, but there seems to be a lot of what I’m looking for in countries like Oman and Jordan, like below

This scenery gives me the elements of the story, being near the mountains, there’s a large square that can be used for military parades, and buildings I’d expect to find in the location of the story.

It’s a pity we still cannot travel, at least not like we used to.

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Today’s word count: 1,288 words, for a running total of 19,764.

I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

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Back to the revolution.

How easy is it to find out who’s driving the revolutionary forces?

It’s not as if the leader is going to stand up and make a proclamation, and in turn, bring down the country’s internal security forces.

Of course, the leader of those forces has a name, General Ramos, and is as ruthless and murderous as he tries to be urbane and charming, the very definition of a wolf on sheep’s clothing.

Equally, he and Delacrat often butt heads, but Ramos knows that having an honest man in charge of the police not only makes him very careful in what he does but says a lot about the image the military in running the country wants to project to the outside world.

So does Delacrat know there’s a plot afoot, and equally, what will be his reaction? Will he be sympathetic, or ruthless in hunting down the ringleaders?

Another facet of the revolution is going to be where Amanda, the keynote speaker our main character has been sent to protect, stands, because it’s likely she knows something about the plans for the revolution, and more importantly, those who are in charge of the rebel forces. Another factor in this dynamic is that Amanda and he have a history, so his job of remaining invisible in the background, a key element in doing his job, is going to be impossible.

That, for the moment, will be how this part of the story will unfold over the coming days.

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Today’s word count: 2,385 words, for a running total of 18,476.

I have the story, the editor is asking for it, and I’m putting the final touches to it

…

It’s time for two events to happen. The first is a possible chance meeting with a woman in a bar, which, in ordinary circumstances, might just be a chance meeting in a bar, but for an agent, it’s always something else.

The second, Teresa finally arrives on our main character’s doorstep, uninvited and unwelcome.

I’ve been looking at photos of various places in the Middle East, and I was hoping to go with a vibe similar to Cairo in Egypt, but there seems to be a lot of what I’m looking for in countries like Oman and Jordan, like below

This scenery gives me the elements of the story, being near the mountains, there’s a large square that can be used for military parades, and buildings I’d expect to find in the location of the story.

It’s a pity we still cannot travel, at least not like we used to.

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Today’s word count: 1,288 words, for a running total of 19,764.