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Shh... I'm not here.

Finally got back into my writing. I've been writing snippets here and there all summer, but it's been difficult. This past weekend alone, I had a cold as well as pink eye and my baby brother burned his hand, poor thing. Crossing my fingers and praying there will be a turn in my luck.

The best part about being back is getting completely shredded by my very first review! lol

Unholy Trinity War
Unholy Trinity Intrigue

Or flip either one into War/Intrigue of the Unholy Trinity. Maybe even flip your Battle one into "Battle of the Unholy Trinity". That's all I can think of at the moment.

Not sure if I've ever done it to a date (I usually order dessert, if I have room in my stomach), but I've stolen food from my siblings plenty of times. Maybe it's like popcorn? You don't crave it until you see/smell it.

The draft/draught thing totally makes sense, just another one of those English vs. American English things (another one: story/storey). It just made me pause for a moment, and I like to make note of that since it's usually an indicator of a rough patch in the writing (in this case, it was not). I'll likely still point those out to you in the future, just so you're aware of the differences to an American reader. Someone who doesn't pay as close attention to the spelling as myself might mistake the word for "drought", since draught is so rarely used over here, especially in books targeted toward younger audiences.

The nice thing about TNBW is that the reviews don't go away. You don't have to edit the chapter immediately after a review. Let it sit for a while and come back for edits later. I have a few chapters like that, where they are in dire need of editing, but I've resolved to avoid touching them in any capacity until my first draft is done. I had several plot ideas not long after joining TNBW and now my first 4-ish chapters (except the very first one) still need complete rewrites.

I've recently been considering that my story isn't as dark as I want it to be and the antagonist isn't as scary as I want her to be. The other day, I came up with a different ending for Vierra's storyline (at least in the first book) that adds some suspense, a little "darkness", and a little more hate for the Empire. Crossing my fingers that I can make it work. In the process of laying this out, though, I also had an idea for the mechanics of the dragon-human bond. When they are together, they share knowledge telepathically. For instance, if other humans are speaking, Noi would be able to understand the language since he has access to that knowledge through Vierra. If she gets far enough away from him, however, the bond grows weak and he can no longer access her knowledge. I thought it would be neat if he could use any knowledge he has already learned vicariously through his bondmate. For instance, Vierra goes away, but since he's accessed her knowledge of language so often, he can still understand human speech. I'm not quite sure what to call this "shared learning", though.

Any thoughts? I'm happy to explain further if the above doesn't make sense. I'll blame my flu medication.

Any bit of writing is good, and not just for the practice. If you're having trouble, move on, write something else, and come back to it later. I have a scene for my story that I wrote about 3 years or so ago. At this point, it belongs somewhere in book 2. I still haven't caught up with it. Might even shift it around in the future. I write very chaotically, though. I didn't realize exactly how chaotically until I joined TNBW and there were all these organized writers.

I had enough snow to warrant a "snow day" for the college campus. Two, in fact. Between that, several Monday holidays, and the flu making its rounds, I am ridiculously behind in schoolwork all of a sudden (at least, by my standards). Luckily, I only have one week of classes left, plus finals. Then I get a break! On the flip side, though, I now have strep throat... As soon as I can actually think through this muddle of medication, I'd like to pop out a few reviews. Anyone looking to take the bait and accept my meager advice on something specific?

My major is Linguistics, although I'm trudging through general requirements at the moment. I believe I'll be taking English next semester. That'll be fun.....

Amy! *hugz*

I am prepping for midterms (I just took one exam this week and I have two next week). The most difficult one is history. It's "World Civilizations", so each week we cover a massive area over the span of several centuries. It's difficult to remember all the little tidbits when everything is so generalized. Luckily, the professor in that class is pretty awesome. The professor in my astronomy class, by contrast, is difficult to understand. Thank goodness astronomy is easy for me, though the physics part of it is a pain in the tuchus.

On top of that, my family is starting a new business as a sort of extension of the one I'm already working for. We're going to serve out internet where I live, which is great 'cause there's basically crap options out here. I spent this past Tuesday testing a bunch of used servers and noting their specs so we can swap things around and build ourselves a nice network. Things are progressing well, but that also means I have a ton of work to do.

Then there's the fact that we've gotten sick basically once a month for goodness knows how long. At the moment, my baby brother is on his way to the doc 'cause he won't stop crying. My house is insanity and it doesn't help that two of us have compromised immune systems (RA).

As far as writing goes, I'm slowly working on it here and there. I have one chapter that's basically done, but I'm missing a small bit in the middle and the conclusion is making me twitch. I'll get there eventually!! Also, I need to do some reviews! When exactly I'll have time for that, I'm not sure. Maybe I'll sacrifice some sleep this evening.

That's a good point, but I do like challenging myself with writing instead of just going the "easy" way. In this instance, it made more sense to have the human remain genderless from Dea's perspective for several reasons. First, she's a hatchling with blurry/fragmented ancestral memories. If dragons as a species had determined the difference between human genders, she may not have that information. Second, the only thing dragons in general care about when it comes to humans is how to kill them. I don't think gender would be considered important with that goal in mind. In a dragon society, males and females have equal importance, so it likely wouldn't even cross their minds to target one or the other. Third, I want to dive into species perspectives as much as possible for both my and the reader's sake, because TCD has several complex cultures and societies beyond just the dragons.

On the other hand, though, this genderless perspective does continue through one more chapter. I'm crossing my fingers that it doesn't get confusing or annoying for the reader, but if I can't manage it after a few revisions, I'll nix it.

Also... sense of smell. How the frack did I miss that? I think I'm gonna write myself a sticky note with all the senses listed out and slap it on my monitor so I don't forget again. Thank you for the reminder, K.

I just watched The Last Jedi yesterday. As a long time fan, I can say there were several things I liked about the film, but there were also several things that didn't quite go the way I would've liked. Can't really pinpoint what was wrong with it, though. On the subject of speech patterns, I liked the fact that they added a strong character with a stutter.