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Writing meme - 8, 16, 20!

8 - Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

"Speaking of which, did I mention my dear mother is on her way here?"

"How is the old she-wolf?"

"Indestructible. She'll cackle over both our graves, no doubt."

"Is she coming here to see us into them, or just to enjoy the balmy weather?"

"Neither." Richard's eyes slid away from Philip's. "She's bringing my bride with her."

"Your..."

"Intended. Betrothed. Wife-to-be."

"I understood you the first time, I just can't believe it. Who on earth has she dug up to marry you?"

"Berengaria of Navarre. You needn't sound so shocked - most women wouldn't turn up their noses at the prospect of wedding the king of England."

"They haven't met you."

"This is hardly the first woman I've been betrothed to. You're the one who says that women will never come between us. It's not as if I'm taking up with another man, after all."

"No, I know," said Philip, shifting awkwardly. "It's just that you've never actually married any of them before."

"And I haven't decided if I'll marry this one. I've only met her once, for about a quarter of an hour, and to be honest, I can't remember a single thing about her, other than that she has dark hair." He brushed Philip's black locks back from his temple.

"You're letting Eleanor bring her all this way," Philip persisted. "You can't mean to string her along for years like you've done with the others."

"Do you honestly think I let Eleanor do anything? She's the driver of this cart, I'm only the mule with the crown."

(Writing Lion in Winter fic is ALL about the dialogue for me, trying to make it as snappy and sharp and witty as the movie. I think I got that here, in None Other.)

16 - If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?

Justen and Xan, clearly, since they have shapeshifting powers and can be anything I want them to be ;)

20 - Describe your perfect writing conditions.

In my office at home, with the window open a bit, birds singing outside and a bit of a breeze. It’s quiet and nobody interrupts me. Maybe I have some music on, but if so, just instrumental - words in music when I’m trying to write just distract me.

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