# Novel-in-a-Day XI - the undecaNiaD **URL:** \ **Category:** Novel in a Day\ **Created:** [September 14, 2021, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806 "2021-09-14T17:40:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![AB17](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@AB17](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AB17)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/244 "2021-10-16T11:01:37Z")
Dancing, yes, but I’m not at all sure about the kissing. Only in a modern bodice-ripping adaptation for TV, and they wouldn’t stop at the kissing. That having been said, however, the interminable circumlocutions of nineteenth century novels certainly facilitate the otherwise challenging task of supplying the desired complement of one thousand five hundred words… ---
**Author:** ![CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/ceramicfairy/32/17136_2.png) [@CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/CeramicFairy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/245 "2021-10-16T11:03:02Z")
no no no, mine won;t be a dream - it will be a mirage. The dream is yours and yours alone. I’m truly stuffed with because I don’t understand any of the words in the brief. Every explanation uses more words I don;t understand. ---
**Author:** ![Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/susan67/32/18936_2.png) [@Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Susan67)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/246 "2021-10-16T11:04:09Z")
@pigfender Can I just check something - i have a character as “Unknown name” - does this mean I can call him what I like as he is only going to be in my chapter I think!? ---
**Author:** ![Jaysen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/jaysen/32/16_2.png) [@Jaysen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Jaysen)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/247 "2021-10-16T11:04:53Z")
@CeramicFairy, send me anything you need to get to the bottom of that isn’t clear from a search engine. I have sources (although several have suggested Piggy needs to be roasted). ---
**Author:** ![CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/ceramicfairy/32/17136_2.png) [@CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/CeramicFairy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/248 "2021-10-16T11:10:56Z")
Layman’s terms on wtf this means please (taking into account that I don’t know what Special Operations, Special Forces, Combat Applications, Joint Special Operations Command, Special Tactics, or National Command Authority are/do!): The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly referred to as “ **Delta Force** ”, “Combat Applications Group” (CAG), “The Unit”, or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as “Task Force Green”, is a special operations force of the United States Army, under operational control of the JSOC. The unit is tasked with missions primarily involving counter-terrorism, hostage rescue, direct action, and special reconnaissance, often against high-value targets. Delta Force and its Navy and Air Force counterparts, DEVGRU and the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, are the U.S. military’s tier one special mission units tasked with performing the most complex, classified, and dangerous missions directed by the National Command Authority. Thanks… I usually LOVE doing this, but today feels like stress and no fun ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/camy/32/36_2.png) [@Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Camy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/249 "2021-10-16T11:11:05Z")
> [@Jaysen](#): > > I have sources (although several have suggested Piggy needs to be roasted). He always needs to be roasted at this stage of a NiaD. Later, he’s the darling of the party and the doyen of all hoggery. ---
**Author:** ![Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/camy/32/36_2.png) [@Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Camy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/250 "2021-10-16T11:12:30Z")
@CeramicFairy Panic not. It’s all just background. Ignore it, unless you want to use it. ---
**Author:** ![CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/ceramicfairy/32/17136_2.png) [@CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/CeramicFairy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/251 "2021-10-16T11:13:01Z")
oh, and then… wtf is a saber squadron, a Direct Action Troop … I could go on!!! ---
**Author:** ![Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/susan67/32/18936_2.png) [@Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Susan67)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/252 "2021-10-16T11:14:21Z")
you’ve got this 🙂 keep going ---
**Author:** ![Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/camy/32/36_2.png) [@Camy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Camy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/253 "2021-10-16T11:16:30Z")
> [@CeramicFairy](#): > > oh, and then… wtf is a saber squadron, a Direct Action Troop … I could go on!!! Probably best to go with the mirage, then… Just kidding! 8 men in The Mambas, all manly as hell, going to rescue 4 others from baddies. Easy peasy. ---
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/254 "2021-10-16T11:16:45Z")
That’s all just background for people who want it. I personally would ignore it all if i was writing a chapter. I mean, how many times do you really explain your work line management structure in your day to day life? Some people like the context, and info on Delta Force can be hard to find so I wanted to save time for those that wanted to contextualise some background of what may have forged these characters. But as @Camy said - ignore it if you prefer. It’s never good to let too much of your research show, anyway! ---
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/255 "2021-10-16T11:19:45Z")
I’m pretty sure if she was writing about Ryan Philippe and Bradley Cooper lookalikes she’d put kissing in there. ---
**Author:** ![Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/susan67/32/18936_2.png) [@Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Susan67)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/256 "2021-10-16T11:21:40Z")
Is it too early to open the wine - asking for a friend! (I am in the UK) ---
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/257 "2021-10-16T11:23:15Z")
> [@Jaysen](#): > > I have sources (although several have suggested Piggy needs to be roasted). Yes, it’s all made up. It’s not even a real country. I’m not revealing military secrets here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/258 "2021-10-16T11:23:46Z")
It’s the weekend. Go for it. ---
**Author:** ![CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/ceramicfairy/32/17136_2.png) [@CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/CeramicFairy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/259 "2021-10-16T11:25:56Z")
I’m thinking Jack Reacher, x 8, and that I have just publicly admitted to being a Jack Reacher adorer, shows my level of desperation here 🙂 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/ceramicfairy/32/17136_2.png) [@CeramicFairy](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/CeramicFairy)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/260 "2021-10-16T11:27:00Z")
That was my exact next post. I’m in your time zone and I say yes. We’re in this together, so we may as well drink together? ---
**Author:** ![AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/amberv/32/13021_2.png) [@AmberV](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/AmberV)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/261 "2021-10-16T11:32:42Z")
I need to make another market run. And am distinctly aware of the ridiculous nature of writing in a drenched state, about a region where one would probably get arrested for it. ---
**Author:** ![Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/susan67/32/18936_2.png) [@Susan67](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Susan67)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/262 "2021-10-16T11:33:31Z")
Definitely - My glass is half full - as I’ve drunk half of it already - and when I say “a glass” - I mean one of those uncouth glasses that holds a whole bottle of wine! (ooh the shame!) ---
**Author:** ![pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/pigfender/32/41526_2.png) [@pigfender](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/pigfender)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806/263 "2021-10-16T11:34:23Z")
Me too! Love the Jack Reacher books (the ones by Lee, anyway)! (little known fact – Lee Child actually follows me on twitter) [Previous page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806.md?page=12) [Next page](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/novel-in-a-day-xi-the-undecaniad/122806.md?page=14)