Random stuff

Just got off the phone with brother D, that was cool, he rang me up from Thailand. My S-i-L is not well, she has erosive gastritis (or something like that). Though they're giving her stuff for it, it will take a few weeks until the stomach lining has healed, and in the meantime, is painful. Niece L is in Japan with her Aunt, which is a dream come true for her. Hope it goes well.

Today I wrote more of my Romana story. I love it when stuff is flowing.

Note to self: do not discuss plot bunnies with watervole, or at least, don't listen to her when she says they won't work. Very hard to do, because she's a fantastic writer, and I respect her very much, but this is the third time one of my plot-bunnies has withered under her words(*). If I hadn't gone and discussed it with mistraltoes later and been encouraged, I would have given up on it entirely, and that would be Sad.

(*) Which is surprising, really, because we both like writing stories with tight plot and good characterisation, and we have benefited from discussing plots with each other in the past. Hmmmm. 'Tis a puzzlement.