Conclusion:
Jan. 29th, 2013 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anthimeriaIt turns out that while I am still ace at writing on planes/in airports, car rides with my family and without headphones are not a productive working environment.
One chapter away from hitting the two-thirds point with Trial, and crossing my fingers that life is kind and gives me time to actually finish the damn rough. I don't want time to edit it yet, just give me a chance to finish a draft of my 30k-ish dragon book.
But I did finish the Hidden Cities ARC, which was awesome (release date in April) and also the ARC for Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer, the sequel to last year's Cinder. I enjoyed Cinder, as a sci-fi update on Cinderella, but there were a whole bunch of awesome sci-fi politics we only saw glimpses of in Cinder because it's almost entirely just her story. But I like Scarlet more, because in Scarlet, the story is split equally between Cinder (who now also KNOWS a lot more) and Scarlet (who dives headlong into things), with some smatterings of Kai's POV (Cinder's love interest). I also like Wolf, Scarlet's love interest, a lot more than Kai--personal preference. Scarlet picked up a lot of momentum, and I can't wait for Cress. Scarlet releases in hardback in February, so keep an eye out.
Also, I borrowed my cousin's copy of Mockingjay and read it like a boss. I now no longer have to be worried about getting spoiled! But I have no idea how they're going to make that into a movie. (Also, Finnick! Surprising tears!)
One chapter away from hitting the two-thirds point with Trial, and crossing my fingers that life is kind and gives me time to actually finish the damn rough. I don't want time to edit it yet, just give me a chance to finish a draft of my 30k-ish dragon book.
But I did finish the Hidden Cities ARC, which was awesome (release date in April) and also the ARC for Scarlet, by Marissa Meyer, the sequel to last year's Cinder. I enjoyed Cinder, as a sci-fi update on Cinderella, but there were a whole bunch of awesome sci-fi politics we only saw glimpses of in Cinder because it's almost entirely just her story. But I like Scarlet more, because in Scarlet, the story is split equally between Cinder (who now also KNOWS a lot more) and Scarlet (who dives headlong into things), with some smatterings of Kai's POV (Cinder's love interest). I also like Wolf, Scarlet's love interest, a lot more than Kai--personal preference. Scarlet picked up a lot of momentum, and I can't wait for Cress. Scarlet releases in hardback in February, so keep an eye out.
Also, I borrowed my cousin's copy of Mockingjay and read it like a boss. I now no longer have to be worried about getting spoiled! But I have no idea how they're going to make that into a movie. (Also, Finnick! Surprising tears!)