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Wow, there is nothing like a night where your 3YO wakes up all night grunting and yelling and thrashing around. Over and over, about 10 minutes after you've finally fallen asleep again. (The times he was "asleep," he was laughing in his sleep.) It's been a while since he did this, but urgh, he still does it way too much. My head feels like mush. Also, the 7YO is having a field trip today. Still waiting to hear back if they need any more parent volunteers--Friday, daughter BEGGED me to come along, but by that time, school was out for the weekend, and I haven't heard an answer back from the teacher re: if I'm needed and if so, what time the trip is. It could be a fun thing for both kids, but given the 3YO's lack of sleep, I'm sorta hoping I never hear anything and don't need to show up.

So, I just saw this link (http://www.writeaboutdragons.com/home/brandon_w2012/) on Brandon Sanderson's blog. It's a page with his university lectures, archived. Sanderson writes really huge epic fantasy for adults, and also was commissioned to finish Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series. My personal favorite by him is his middle grade series, Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, which is silly and funny and about writing, in a backhanded sort of way. Anyway, you don't have to like his genre to get something out of his lectures--and if you like, you can even follow along at home and write a 50,000-word novel in four months like his students have to. (Obviously he can't give personal feedback to every person who watches the videos. But you CAN form a critique group and work together using his guidelines.) So if anyone is looking for a free workshop on writing, check it out.