Lucia: My gown is magnificent. It is made with the beaded white silk crêpe that Ser Niccolo gave me. It is soft and clings seductively as I move. My hair is curled upon my head, leaving my neck to be viewed by all and knowing this, Ser Niccolo has sent me a collar of [...]
Archive for April, 2010
In the looking glass . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »
New competition!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My dearest guests, On behalf of my sister co-admins, we have decided to cancel the Scavenger Hunt owing to the Others’ predilection for stealing our images constantly. We ask that you submit whatever you have managed to glean in your journey through the drama and we shall award a Direttore’s Prize for whoever we think [...]
Secrets Revealed
Posted in Alex O'loughlin, character inspiration, Fan fiction, fantasy inspiration, fantasy worlds, fantasy writing, miniature books, Prue Batten, The Last Stitch, The Stumpwork Robe, Uncategorized, writers, writing inspiration, tagged Alex O'loughlin, amulet, costume dramas, fan-fiction, masked ball, Mesmered, Prue Batten, talisman, The Last Stitch, The Masked Ball, The Stumpwork Robe on April 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
From Rebecca. The tapping on her window was so faint that if she hadn’t been listening for it Sarina would not have heard it. Although the term ‘listening for it’ in no way captured the anxiety and anticipation with which she had awaited Hugh’s visit. Yet, when he finally did arrive, it was unexpected. The [...]
Secrets, lies and . . .
Posted in character inspiration, cool posts, costume dramas, fantasy inspiration, fantasy worlds, fantasy writing, Guy of Gisborne, Prue Batten, Richard Armitage, The Last Stitch, The Stumpwork Robe, Uncategorized, words, writers, writing inspiration, tagged costume dramas, fan-fiction, masked ball, Mesmered, Prue Batten, Richard Armitage, The Last Stitch, The Masked Ball, The Stumpwork Robe on April 28, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Niccolo traced a strand of my hair away from my neck as we lay in bed. ’You are otherwise engaged, Lucia.’ I sighed and twisted onto my side away from him and his fingers began to trace the chain of my backbone . . . down, down, down. ’I am.’ I whispered. ‘Why?’ He [...]
Can we finally say: Go!!!?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Images in the novella for the scavenger hunt are as in place as we can make them until the next time technology takes us and shakes us. Go to the Masked Ball tab, then click on Chapter by Chapter and keep your fingers crossed and go hunting! By the way . . . answers are [...]
MORE URGENT PROBLEMS!
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Went to bed last night and every image to do with the Masked Ball was in place. Wake up this morning and there are 12 missing. Hold your competition hunts dear friends and focus on writing your entries for the rest of the programme competitions that don’t require visual searches. P, R and myself are [...]
The secret code of fan and glove competition . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2010 |
Another taster competition: Results on the prize-giving day after the Ball but please post answers by email (contact page on http://www.pruebatten.com) any time this week. The prize is Bo Press’s perfect miniature map-book of the world of Eirie. If you win this, you will be able to see exactly where you have been for the [...]
Confrontation!
Posted in character inspiration, cool posts, costume dramas, Fan fiction, fantasy inspiration, fantasy worlds, fantasy writing, handmade books, magical realism, miniature books, Prue Batten, Sir Percy Blakeney, The Last Stitch, The Stumpwork Robe, Uncategorized, words, writers, writing inspiration, tagged fan-fiction, Masked Balls, Prue Batten, Sir Percy Blakeney, The Last Stitch, The Masked Ball, The Stumpwork Robe on April 27, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Just before you read the next chapter of the novella, we need to let you know that whilst almost all images have been re-instated, some have been lost. Including the one that related to the first question of the Scavenger Hunt. We have therefore introduced a new first question and ask that you go back [...]
Normality?
Posted in Uncategorized on April 27, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Masked Ball venue (Mesmered), with its associated rooms (Masked Ball tab with sub-pages) are looking so much better since the cleaners have been and tidied most of the damage from the lightning storm that scoured Veniche yesterday. Portraits and paintings have been re-hung and the Direttore was able to smooth his moustache without his [...]
Issue update . . .
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | 3 Comments »
We would like to inform you that every attempt is being made to rectify the issue and normal scavenging and code-breaking can begin in the next 24 hours. Privately we think the Others were so enthralled with the images that they enchanted them away to that Other place . . .
