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Caitriana NicNeacail's avatar

My heart's in my mouth reading this chapter, even though I know how the bones of the story are going.... great stuff.

Also, Billy McManus has great taste in literature!

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The Casual Writer's avatar

Thrilling! I'm both nervous and excited for the next chapter!

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J. M. Allen's avatar

Questions for your debrief interview: what made you want to re-imagine Esther, and how did she end up in a noir-style New York City? Also, were there any major changes that you knew you were going to make beforehand and which ones became necessary as you began to write?

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Tucking these away for the debrief!

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Chris Eich's avatar

Bridget, I like the story so far!

The writing is a bit unpolished IMO, and would benefit from some editing to remove redundant adjectives and constructions. “Problematic” in particular struck me as an anachronism.

Looking forward to reading the next chapter!

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Bridget Riley's avatar

Thank you, Chris! Yes, I’m planning to do quite a bit of editing before publishing The Scepter in print.

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Leanne Shawler's avatar

Eeeee. 😳🫣

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