Mercy! Mercy! That Dang Nabed PERCY!

Chapter, Scene, Moment, Second

Chapter, Scene, Moment and Second.

After sleeping on the Chapter, scenes and moments, its time to write the. seconds…These are the bite sized chunks….What should become evident to those following along is that something amazing has happened. The story has moved beyond the scope of a single chapter. Scene 1 has expanded into a Chapter, Scene 2 and 3 into a chapter, and Scene 4 into a chapter. I am going to have nine chapters written before Ricardo sets out for Basque land.

This gives me three 3 chapters where the original idea was to only have one. Until It was broken down in this fine a detail all I realized was that this was going to be a difficult chapter to write and found himself procrastinating on starting…..Now I realize that the reason was because I was trying to cram a hundred pounds of story line into a twenty-five pound sack.

Everything here moves the story along and I am beginning to wonder how long this Book is going to get. In the first draft Don Ricardo de Castillo I had 18 chapters….After grafting on the new front end plus the two more I have here, I’ll have about twenty-five…I won’t worry about too long as long as all the parts are necessary….However, I need to keep this thing from expanding totally out of control. The good news is that it won’t sag in the middle. It will be pretty intense from beginning to end.

Chapter 7 The Big Picture

Scene 1 The Battle

Moment 1: Benvolio and Carlos providing background on their lives.

Second A: Talk about the Battle
Second B: Benvolio tells his story
Second C: Carlos tells his story

Moment 2: The Battle at the Forest Edge

Second A: Circling the Wagons
Second B: The Attack
Second C: Breaking Contact.

Moment 3: The Prisoner

Second A: The Prisoner is identified.
Second B: Carlos pleads his case.
Second C: The Prisoner is hanged.

Scene 2 Compromise of the King

Moment 1: Confession with Antonio…Louisa scrubbing floor.

Second A: Antonio takes the kings confession.
Second B: Antonio takes King to Penance room
Second C: King catches Priest trying to molest Louisa

Moment 2: Encounter with Louisa

Second A: Louisa thanks king for rescue.
Second B: Continues to scrub floor.
Second C: King and Louisa make love.

Scene 3 Cardinal Mendoza and Isabella

Moment 1: Isabela's World

Second 1: Isabela thinks about meeting
Second 2: Considers the False Christian issue.
Second 3: Resolves to come up with something short of Inqusition.

Moment 2: Solution to the False Believer Issue

Second 1: Cardinal Mendoza
Second 2: The Catacism Solution
Second 3: Implemention of solution

Moment 3: Relationship with her husband

Second 1: They make a good team
Second 2: How she loves him
Second 3: How he bears watcing

Scene 4:

Moment 1: How things go down in the Convent. (Theory)

Second 1: How the convent is organized.
Second 2: How the Initiates are processed….
Second 3: How the Initiates are Indoctrined…
Second 4: How the Initiates are used.

Moment 2: A practical Example

Second 1: A girl is brought in.
Second 2: Orientation and choices…
Second 3: Indoctrination and compromised
Second 4: Put to work for the Cause.