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Good morning :)

I have to say that nothing went wrong last night, well apart from someone throwing an ice ball at our car and denting the wing, but that didn't cut into my net time. ( Wow, that sounds so selfish, me bad ) So I answered a load of comments and started in on my mail backlog and kept on going until James wanted to go to bed.

Totally unrelated, Corey's started to get so stubborn lately, he wants to know why he has to get washed, why he has to go to bed. He doesn't want to get dressed and it's just...gah! He's just turned 8, he's not supposed to go into teen mode yet. I'm not ready :(

He did make me laugh when he wanted to know why dogs have flappy lips. He astonishes me with the things he thinks I should know. So yeah, if anyone knows why dogs have flappy lips tell me and I'll pass it on.

While I'm here I want to show you my other

I've them set to rotate and this one was on this morning so I thought I'd share, because it's one of my most favourite Victor pictures ever.

And now a question for any writers, or anyone who has an opinion. How do you show that time has passed without using the two months later etc chapter heading? Have the characters mention something that happened in the past, show the seasons have changed? I'm interested.

Okay, going for breakfast now before diving into my in-box.

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Wow, that's one hell of a hot desktop all right! lol Definitely you as well *g*

As for your question. What I do is have one of the characters (or the narrator) mention the passing of time. Not that he's saying 'Well, two months passed already', but eventually I have him thinking about a) something that happened two months ago thus eventually linking the new chapter with the previous one or b) something that happened *during* the two months to show the lapse of time indirectly- and I'm not sure I actually made sence here lol

Is is isn't it?

*drools over Victor*

I love that you can rotate wallpapers, it's such a thrill to see what's there each morning, and I sound like a geek *g*

You did make sense, I tried to use that in the part, not sure if it actually worked though :(

*blinks* well good morning T's desktop!

Passing of time - depends on the story. I'm leaping to the conclusion that you're thinkig on the Homeless AU, in which case the seasons would be the obvious choice, because that's got to impact pretty heavily on their day to day life [plus that's the question I've forgotten to ask the last couple of chapters - *where* have they eneded up, and what time of year is it? And how does Lance's story fit in with the school year?] 'The swealtering heat that had settled over the city was almost enough to make him wish for a return to the chilly nights Justin had been complaining about only a few weeks ago' for example.

'It had taken Lynne a scant two months to track them down' or if there's not a specific event, maybe something that indicates the passing of time, more than 'time passed' - 'Within a week things had settled into a routine of sorts. A month down the line, Lance had his own sales pitch for the magazines, and within two ....'

Hee, glad you liked it!

As for your questions, I've no idea where they are. In my mind I'm thinking of a big city like Newcastle, which is what I'm picturing for descriptions but as for a named place in the US I don't know. I do know it's somewhere where it rains a lot and is cold.

Time wise, Lance spent the summer with Justin and he was beaten up at the end of that. He's missed what would be his senior year when they ran. Damn, I've made a mistake with time. I've just had Lance's birthday which is in May. That means there's about 8 months since they ran away to then. That may be pushing it. I think I'll need to add more scenes in the middle when I edit this thing. I should probably decided where they are too.

Thanks for showing time tips.

Mmm, passing of time wise, I have no idea, however **points to interlock's suggestions** they rule lol
And mmmm, Victor lol I'd just clicked on the cut when dad came over to the computer to tll me he was going out lol serves him right for peeking at the screen. He's always doing it, he probably got a thrill. He's convinced one of his friends from the pub is hitting on him anyway lol *g*

Also, good day miss **smooches**

LOL, at your dad. I hope he did enjoy it ;)

I'm having a good day, hope you are too!

*smooches you*

lol he didn't even bat an eyelid, but then he was about to go out and yeah, he's not been so good at that lately lol

I'm glad your day's going good hon :o)

*jaw drops* that's on your desktop?!

It is. At least sometimes, I've got them set to rotate.

Isn't he gorgeous!

*picks up jaw* yeah! fucking gorgeous! *drools*

Two Months Later...

Heh, no. Something like, "Winter melted into a wet and chilly spring..." or, "As the weeks past, (character names) settled into a predictable pattern..." Something like that.

Got you.

I like having these little writing discussions, they help a lot.