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A secondary pimp for Sprache XI for those just returning from holidays or long grinds on the job. The link leads to Part B, but Part A is available in the list of links to previous chapters.
I've not yet started Sprache XII because I'm busily at work on my latest Flack/Stanhope cracknum opus, which, like so many others, has exploded. Not multichapter, thank God, but certainly novella-length. It passed the 11,000 word mark last night, though that benchmark might be short-lived after I cull a section for ultimate irrelevance. Aside from the unexpectedly-fun HP drabbles, I seem patently incapable of writing anything short and sweet.
Aside from my distraction with other projects, progress has also ground to a halt because I'm utterly ignorant of how Customs works. Obviously, Calliope would have to pass through since she's a foreigner entering Germany, but would Richard, since he is a citizen? I would assume so, but I don't want to show my ass.
Then there's his Prenzlauer Berg apartment. My research indicates that Berlin apartments are small-between three hundred and five hundred square feet, but it doesn't show just how that footage is used. Are bathtubs or showers more common? What's the biggest bed that could fit into the bedroom?
Plus, I remember from my experience with German exchange students in the 90s that some German stores close quite early by U.S. standards, some at 3:30PM. Is this still true, or do Berlin shops have later hours? I can't imagine that Richard's larder would be stocked if he hasn't been there since February, and he's going to feel like a terrible host if Calliope crawls off the plane and finds nothing to eat.
And the plane... I'm apparently an idiot and failed to realize that the Concorde was retired in 2003, so now I have to either switch their plane to either a Lear or a Gulfstream V or have them fly commercial, which would mean a flight time of thirteen hours and ten minutes. Even if they flew first class, that would be a wretched ride. At least with the Lear or Gulfstream, the flight time would be five to eight hours.
If anyone has any insight into any of this, I would be most appreciative of any help.
I've not yet started Sprache XII because I'm busily at work on my latest Flack/Stanhope cracknum opus, which, like so many others, has exploded. Not multichapter, thank God, but certainly novella-length. It passed the 11,000 word mark last night, though that benchmark might be short-lived after I cull a section for ultimate irrelevance. Aside from the unexpectedly-fun HP drabbles, I seem patently incapable of writing anything short and sweet.
Aside from my distraction with other projects, progress has also ground to a halt because I'm utterly ignorant of how Customs works. Obviously, Calliope would have to pass through since she's a foreigner entering Germany, but would Richard, since he is a citizen? I would assume so, but I don't want to show my ass.
Then there's his Prenzlauer Berg apartment. My research indicates that Berlin apartments are small-between three hundred and five hundred square feet, but it doesn't show just how that footage is used. Are bathtubs or showers more common? What's the biggest bed that could fit into the bedroom?
Plus, I remember from my experience with German exchange students in the 90s that some German stores close quite early by U.S. standards, some at 3:30PM. Is this still true, or do Berlin shops have later hours? I can't imagine that Richard's larder would be stocked if he hasn't been there since February, and he's going to feel like a terrible host if Calliope crawls off the plane and finds nothing to eat.
And the plane... I'm apparently an idiot and failed to realize that the Concorde was retired in 2003, so now I have to either switch their plane to either a Lear or a Gulfstream V or have them fly commercial, which would mean a flight time of thirteen hours and ten minutes. Even if they flew first class, that would be a wretched ride. At least with the Lear or Gulfstream, the flight time would be five to eight hours.
If anyone has any insight into any of this, I would be most appreciative of any help.
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