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[matril]

My poor little baby is sick. Emma's had a runny nose for a week or so, but now it's branched out into a full-fledged cold, with a nasy cough and requisite crankiness. I wonder if it's related to the anemia. :(

I'm writing the fourth novel in my (entirely, hopelessly unpublished) fantasy series. One of my characters has undergone a subtle corruption, and is now heading over to the side opposing the heroine. It was pretty tricky to write, and I don't know if I pulled it off convincingly. It was also pretty painful; I'm fairly attached to these characters and I don't like seeing them in pain. Yet I torture them nonetheless. :P Also, I'm a little nervous that the corrupted character and his corrupter show marked similarities to Anakin and Palpatine. Well, not nervous really, because there's nothing that could come across as plagiarism. It just makes me think that if I ever do get the stuff published, and someone asks if I just so happen to be a SW fan, one of whose favorite characters is Anakin, I'll give a little smile and say, "Why, yes...how did you ever guess that?" Heh.

I'm tired. I'm probably coming down with Emma's cold. Blech.

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[sonetka.livejournal.com]

Ugh - I'm sorry about the cold. We're just coming out of a nasty one with Daniel (which he gave to both of us, to increase the fun) and it definitely takes the colour out of things.

And I have to say - FOURTH novel? I'm impressed and shamed at the same time. I consider it work well done if I get even a short story finished, let alone four novels!

[matril.livejournal.com]

Poor Emma woke up late last night from her cough, and we just held her in bed with us until she settled down again. But even with the nasty hacking, she was still smiling and saying "Hi" (her current favorite word) and being adorably sweet. She doesn't let too much get her down. :)

Yes, my prolificness in writing is something I'm reasonably proud of. I really have to credit it to my children, though - much as they keep me busy, they're still not as rigorous as school or a work schedule, and ever since I graduated I've been able to get in a few pages during naptime. I've written more since becoming a mother than before! (And I'd much rather write than, say, clean the house.)