So slow oh no

Remember when I was excited about writing quicker? 20k words, hooray, I thought. Well, that was nearly two months ago... and I've only written 5k words since then. What is happening?? I think one important thing is knowing what your goal is. I ran out of things I was sure about, and had to manufacture …

Game of thrones episode 5 Eastwatch

More forcing of Dany and Jon together, even though Dany and Jorah had more chemistry than those two. Even her interactions with Drogo felt less forced... But it was rad seeing Jon pet a dragon. He's going to ride one, next to Dany and some other mysterious third person will ride the third dragon. But …

The City and the City, by China Mieville

I finished reading The City & The City and was impressed, intrigued and am interested in reading some of his other books. A murder investigation in a foreign city which is actually two cities who spend their days ignoring each other... what could go wrong? I found this crime novel to be very creative, and …

Game of thrones season 7 ep 4

What a great episode! Some things we've been waiting a long time for finally happened, spoilers blah blah spoilers   We finally get to see a dragon in action, and it wrecked everything in its path. This is the action scene I've been hoping for since those little lizards first poked heads out of their …

Game of thrones Season 07 episode 03

Things are really speeding along... and, I appreciate it. We've seen plenty of battles, we don't need to see another one. We've spent long enough waiting for Jon and Dani to meet, we don't need any more travel sequences. Things are happening, and it's great that the writers feel confident enough to get done what …