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I have a presentation in World Lit on Thursday. I am going to die. Current theories as to getting me out of it include Melissa's possessed leg knocking me down the stairs, and standing up too fast immediately before World Lit so that I faint.

I despise speaking in public.

The Trilogy is progressing quite nicely. I've dug myself into a few holes, but nothing that can't be fixed by panicking, or, alternately, removing the stupid plotlines in question. I got to write a scene with a bunch of glittery prostitutes, which was exciting. I have to get Elliott in bed with blonde-glitter-girl before the end of the book because he is an amusing virgin but he would be an even more amusing morning-after person. It always startles me when I realise that I keep getting closer and closer to outright sex scenes.

As for TSPB, I am feeling low and hopeless, for chapter four(?) is duly edited but I have been unable to use my Internet. (I am writing this from school.) Therefore, for the edification of all who are waiting for me to upload stuff, I hereby swear on my not-yet-complete Soul Music icon that before Christmas I shall have that chapter up, as well as chapter four of "Behind the Eyes."

Wisconsin is a dreary place to be. Maya is all excited about going to New York because she will get to fangirl people. My (selfish) goal in fandom is to become so popular that people get all shrieky and delighted about coming to grey Wisconsin because they get to see me IN PERSON OMG. Which reminds me, I have to finish outlining Anaktoria. Hm.

I saw Christmas with the Kranks, which was funny but cliche and sort of stupid.

It occurs to me that, were I not a fun and spontaneous writer-person, I would have finished my essay and my preparations for World Lit over the weekend. Hm.

So, with all that said, I love everybody and hope you have a good night, and also that wherever you are it is not as gloomy as it is here. Winter in Wisconsin. Bah humbug.

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You know, it's funny what scenes I choose to write out of order.

In TSPB, it was the kisses. One got written maybe five pages ahead of time, the other was in existence roughly three chapters beforehand.

With the Trilogy, I seem to have a thing for Dead King/Wesleigh moments, because there are only two of them that I need to put in and I've written both of them already. Hmm.

However, the Trilogy is quite annoying, because I just revealed what Yanie's magic is without any fanfare or anything. Just, whoo, yeah, that's her power all right, have some description of the weather! And it is bothering me, but it shouldn't, because it wasn't like a secret or anything, I just never got around to saying before.

Anyway, whoo, battle. I love writing battles. I am very anxious for the Battle of the Mahra Gate, but I can deal with this for now. Impregnable city doomed to fall! W00t!