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"Milord Crown Prince has fallen in love with a frog," the Lower East Minister reported grimly.

This was not quite the truth.

"I swore I'd marry the frog if it could jump over the great old elm in the garden, because it claimed it had crossed over the top of the palace," the prince explained to his father, who was pinching the bridge of his nose again. "There's something wrong about that frog," he added darkly.

"Even aside from the fact that it was talking with you?" his younger brother Fenn asked.

"Obviously it was a magic frog," said Crown Prince Athel, attempting sarcasm. "But why it's taking my vow so seriously is quite a different thing."

"You'd think an educated adult of this day and age would know how to hold their tongue around magical creatures," remarked the king, "especially 'obvious' ones."


***


This is the opening of a story I finished today and read at writer's group. I scribbled out quick this week, because it was amusing, and I thought would be fun for everyone to hear. Seems it was!

There was a fearsome turnout of people there to pay their dues for the year, but once I got actually started my newly diagnosed stage fright wasn't so bad.  Getting few laughs toward the beginning are kind of key when you like to write funny stuff...and this one I tried to play to my strengths, as far as wit goes.

Fenn is actually the main character, and I secretly adore him. Without the "secret" part.

Date: 2011-01-15 05:43 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] rhinemouse.livejournal.com
Hee. Awesome!

Date: 2011-01-15 03:11 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] idiosyncreant.livejournal.com
Completely. Fenn even completed the ultimate quest to win my heart: told the story in only 5000 words!

Date: 2011-01-15 05:53 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] naamah-darling.livejournal.com
I was going to ask if you could email me a copy of it so I could take a closer look. I was really, really distracted tonight and couldn't listen as well as I would have liked.

Date: 2011-01-15 03:07 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] idiosyncreant.livejournal.com
Certainly!

It'll be along shortly. I did get some small comments on improvement that I'll probably be working in today, and then off it shall go...

Date: 2011-01-15 07:17 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com
WHERE IS THE REST.

Date: 2011-01-15 03:10 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] idiosyncreant.livejournal.com
Available! for the low, low fee of critical comment on it's return!

Inquire at salt.sage.andvinegar (at) gmail ...and you know the rest.


It's not even very long, for me. I am quite pleased.

Date: 2011-01-15 07:02 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] jennifergale.livejournal.com
Heh. I'm interested. :)

Date: 2011-01-16 03:46 pm (UTC)From: [identity profile] idiosyncreant.livejournal.com
Yay! I have a feeling after a brief revision period, I will be seeing if any magazines are feeling more lenient toward fairy-tale type stories that are long on humor and short on grit...
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Re: Two Thumbs Up!

Date: 2011-01-18 02:23 am (UTC)From: [identity profile] idiosyncreant.livejournal.com
I'll keep that in mind! I think Crow needs to feature in a few more tales, she got WAY too little screen-time.

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Date: 2011-01-18 02:35 am (UTC)From: (Anonymous)
I enjoy reading a lot and your stories are worth reading, nice blog, keep it up.

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