progress!

King of Attolia was great. I didn't stay up all night to finish (too little sleep lately), but I did have a chance this afternoon. Queen of Attolia didn't work so well for me, but I liked how Turner backed up and had us see Gen through Costis's eyes. Gen and Irene's relationship was much more believeable through the window than from Gen's mind--or what he chose to reveal. A bit tough to keep up with all the ancient Greek-like names, especially since it's been awhile since I read the other books, but I still really enjoyed it.

I also wrote some bits of conversation last night, just to fix the scene in my mind, and tonight I fleshed out some more. 1000 words today, without noticing how quickly they were piling up. *Happy sigh.* I love when writing goes this well! I definitely need more pondering time in my life. Unfortunately, my to-do list has just ballooned by huge proportions.

I want to write more, I've learned through sad experience that one sleepless night might yield a lot of new words, but then I'm spent for the next several days. I never was able to pull an all-nighter in school.

Besides, I've got The Pinhoe Egg lined up next. Have to be awake for that!