Tools of the trade. Part Three

Very little added to the tale of Elliot and Lily so thought I'd show this:
Present from my mother this Christmas. I know officially own an ink well. I am happy. This will go well with the dip pen, I'll have to find a quill at some point. The poetry reference would probably be towards the small pile of books in my bedroom (I mean small unfortunately).


A note on the title of my NaNoWriMo novel maybe. It's called 'Elliot and Lily' for a reason. The story is oly really about one of them: Lily. It's a story about her life and experiences and what she wants for herself in the future. Elliot is more a tool to explore this than a main character in his own right. But I've tried to make him as human and as well rounded as possible... I mean, yes, he may be a device: but youve also got to read about him!

So why's the title comprised of their names? Why not call it 'Lily's adventures' or something? The answer to that would be that Ellio is a HUGE part of this story, just not the past or future bit... But most importantly I like the way it sounds.

Say it slowly El-i-ot-and-lil-ly. I think it sounds good. Just after I decided on the main character's names (because of their light similarities (The 'l's mainly)) I thought about calling it 'Lily and Elliot'. But say that fast and the words get lost together. Also, for my lking, t's a little to close to 'Billy Elliot' - and I don't want to give the wrong idea of what the story's about.

Keep Smiling,
Sx