Plotting Pixies and Mad Teaparties

 "You used to be much more muchier.  You've lost your muchness.'' 
- Mad Hatter, Alice In Wonderland.

I have been reciting the Mad Hatter quotes all weekend.  Blame it on Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, which I devoured on Friday night.  I particularly loved Johnny Depp's portrayal as the Mad Hatter, his equally eccentric friend the March Hare and their insanely infectious laughter.  Maybe some of their hysteria caught a hold of me because I spent the whole of Saturday rethinking the plotline for my main WIP, searching for that muchness.  Was there enough muchness?  Or could it be much more muchier?  By Sunday afternoon, I sat huddled over pieces of paper, scribbling wildly over my carefully plotted timeline, fresh ideas flying onto the paper.  Yes, there ought to have been warning lights going off, but no - I plodded along.  Merrily...led down the garden path by the pixies taunts the dear lady.

And so, after spending all weekend assigning fates to many chapters.  "Off with their heads!"  Yes, indeed.  There has been a flurry of activity, merging, deleting, and saving for later.   Thankfully, I am almost at the end but I have to wonder - was it all worth it?  Should I have left my plot as is and ignored those naughty pixies whispering in my ear?

Lesson learnt? Er, that would be Plot and Structure...and er, mmm I'm still learning.

Right, lesson over  - its time for fresh air and gorgeous summer days. Let the barmy lady take you on a whirlwind visit through Leeds Castle in England...another kind of Wonderland.

Summer haze through the luscious lavender, 

Very much muchier..methinks the Mad Hatter would approve.

The Queens Bath Chamber, 

if only the Red Queen had one of these, 

her moods may have improved

A White Rabbits Playground

I see the perfect spot for a Mad Tea Party, what do you see?

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Photos courtesy yours truly, snapped on a hot summers day at Leeds Castle, England.