[Writing] Well, it made sense in my head, at any rate.

Got a bit over 500 words for Keepers of the Wards last night amidst being distracted by the Olympics in the other room (oh all right, I admit--there was a bit of internetting going on as well), and I managed to give the scene a bit more oomph. At the moment it's still the opening scene with not much going on, but I inserted an Unknown Factor Nearby for the lead to react to, and it looks like it may work.

Two things about this scene are revealing themselves to me:

1) It could be that a hint of the storyline from my still-unwritten idea Children of Dun Corran might be seeping into this one, and that may not be a bad thing. It could actually be a really good subplot--and give a secondary meaning to the "Wards" in the title. I love it when my storylines make an unexpected but completely brilliant left turns. :)

2) This opening scene is definitely mirroring the opening of the first trilogy--Nehalé's first scene in A Division of Souls--except that instead of his actions affecting a sizeable part of the population of a large city, this takes place in the middle of country land, with only two people being affected. Same opening, but different reasons and settings.

I think I've suddenly figured out exactly where I should go with this one, and I'm quite happy about that. :D

I had a giant bowl of soup for lunch, now I'm feeling Pho.

I'm sorry, had to make that joke. :p

emmalyon and I just got back from having lunch at Pho Garden a few blocks away. I had the large chicken noodle soup (which I'd say contained a good few quarts of broth), and Emm had the chicken with lemon grass plate. A handful of guys behind us were taking The Pho Challenge (and failed miserably). I tell you, those challenge bowls are huge enough to fit at least three sleeping cats comfortably.

*BURP*

I'd joked that we could have stopped at the Quickly for bubble tea, but I don't think putting even more liquids in my body would be a good idea at this point. Maybe later... :p

[eden cycle] More chapters!

Almost done! Chapters 40 and 41 are posted together at edencycle, and Chapter 42 is up as well. That means two more to post! I will more than likely do those tomorrow, time permitting. Enjoy! :)