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Join us in another adventure between multiple authors (read – at least two.) Ellie started this for the snippets for this book, and this was an ‘extra’ we didn’t use on the website. (I put the first two below this one for the 1,000 fans who didn’t read the snippets ;-) – They are too good not to share again! – Mike
Neechie vs Nietzsche
So back when we decided to have a cat, or more accurately a Sphinx, in the story, we discussed its name. Naturally naming the cat was an Ellie thing.
Ellie: Let’s call him Nietzsche.
MA: why?
Ellie: Because like Nietzsche talked about the ubermench and the way that the most aware humans can become these creative entities that can break free of the bondage of this world and operate truly creatively and at will, this is what the sphinx represents, and foreshadows redacted redacted redacted… [SPOILERS]
MA: It’s going to be a bitch to keep typing.
Ellie: So…
MA: what if we call him Neechie and just explain that.
Ellie: ok.
That was a Book 1 discussion.
Fast forward to reviewing the edits in Book 2 the other night.
MA: I keep changing Nietzsche to Neechie. Isn’t that what we agreed?
Elllie: yeah. But I didn’t think we would actually do it…
MA:
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But it’s a bitch to type.
Ellie: ok. Change it.
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MA: and how the fuck do you remember how to spell it?
Ellie: I google it each time.
Well, and I’ve been trying to memorize. I have… well I *had* a theory that by the time we’ve written a whole series on this I’ll have at least learnt how to spell Nietzsche. Guess that’s out now.
** MA facepalmed **
Tues (On website)
So MA and I are on Zoom, chewing the fat and chatting about ADAM. MA was musing what might happen if ADAM ever got his own body, and he randomly asked:
MA: Would Molly ever want Oz out?
Ellie: No.
MA: Why?
Ellie: Because she loves him.
MA: Why?
Ellie: Because he’s useful.
MA: That’s such a Molly comment.
**Ellie’s head hits desk**
Wed (On website)
When the comments for a section of BOOK 2 got bounced back to me, MA had inserted some random stuff about the Central Systems, and how the planets were organised around Sark.
I tried to convince him to take it out.
Ellie: It’s superfluous, and it’s getting in the way of the story.
MA: Yeah, but even I’m still not clear on how these damn planets are organised. The fans aren’t going to know it either from what we’ve written.
Ellie: Ok, but it’s not important for this part of the story. They know there is Estaria and the asteroid. That’s the important stuff.
MA: Right but they need to know. Go ask them on fb what they think...
MA: And don’t do some clever shit to twist the question to get the answer you want!
**Ellie goes away to ask the question**
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**Comes back to Slack a few hours later**
Ellie: FUCK.
MA: ????
Ellie: You were right.
MA: Sorry, what was that?
Ellie: You were right, dammit. They want maps, diagrams, prologues and the whole goddamn enchilada. And you were right.
MA:
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