A couple of quick questions: if someone moved to Canada from Britain at age 9 and is now 17, is it conceivable that their accent would remain intact (particularly if they were determined to keep it that way)?

Also, if they were referring to the move, is it silly/cliched to refer to it from their point of view as a move "across the pond"?

It's kind of nitpicky, I know, but I wanted to ask while I thought of it. :) I'm still moving forward with the rest of the draft.

Thank you for your lovely birthday wishes! I had such an awesome time reading them all, and am working my way through and responding to each one -- if I haven't done yours yet, I will soon, I promise! More on how I spent my birthday later but, right now, I wanted to show you the Wordle I created for my WIP:



Click on it and you might just glean a few clues about the plot.

p.s. Have any of you read Atonement? I adored the movie (and I think it got robbed at the Oscars), so Mum bought me the book for my birthday. I'm amazed at what a good writer Ian McEwan is! The way he can describe emotions and states of being so that you feel like you're right there ... wow. Talk about enviable.