Castle Herald Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Ellio Lee Undersong A Novella in four parts Part One JohnnyC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyC Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Hello Ellio ! Thank you for the 1st chapter of your novella , Cannot wait to read the next 3 parts. Thank you again for sharing this story with us, . Cheers, . Johnny C Ellio Lee, Jay and D'Artagnon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellio Lee Posted October 13, 2017 Report Share Posted October 13, 2017 Thanks @JohnnyC. Hope you keep enjoying as it goes on D'Artagnon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I enjoyed every bit of it. A superb start to this story. The details and the dialog between the boys were outstanding. Could have not asked for more. Very well presented and keeps you just wanting even more. What more can I say just wonderful. Five stars. JohnnyC and Ellio Lee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 There is something of the Celt in many of us, Brythonic in my case, so I thoroughly enjoyed your lowland Scots (or was it Highland?) in telling this story. The whole thing is well paced, and having been sent across the seas to a boarding school in England I know how thoroughly a grounding in Greek and Roman civilizations is given there..or at least used to be. You capture all of this: the time, the place, the innocence, the bewildering behaviour brought about by raging hormones - walking backwards naked in Scotland indeed! You had me alternately in stitches, in a mood of nostalgia, and jealous of your literary prowess. Get the next episode on line, it can't come soon enough. Ubarikiwe Adam JohnnyC and Ellio Lee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellio Lee Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Thank you @Jay, that really is crazy kind of you to say. I hope the rest of it will go down as well. And thank you too @Adam. I'm really glad that the story struck a chord with you so far. The liberal sprinkling of Scots is a mix of the Highland, Lowland and Hebridian dialects - choosing the word that either had the best meaning or the more lyrical quality. By keeping Scots out of the dialogue and using it sparingly in the prose I'm hoping that it gives the story some sense of "other" rather than just being Scottish for the sake of being Scottish. With the boys coming from three very different cities and the story taking place in the Highland's I thought that I could get away with a liberal sprinkling from across the land. Alas the Greek and Roman histories aren't really taught here as they were and those schools that do tend toward the boarding schools no doubt similar to the one that you attended. Any way, I'm glad that you're enjoying the story and hope that you will continue to do so. JohnnyC and D'Artagnon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach Caldwell Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Ellio Lee Undersong A Novella in Four Parts Part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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