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topaz119 ([personal profile] topaz119) wrote2013-04-17 10:10 am

::waves::

The last few weeks have been an exercise in constant, low-level (in the sense that nobody's died, been diagnosed with anything worse than they've already been diagnosed with, or lost their job) not-goodness. Writing has been next to impossible (I haven't quite thrown in the towel on [livejournal.com profile] spn_j2_bigbang but the 'here's how to turn in your draft' post yesterday did underscore that a page of notes and a vague outline aren't quite where it's at) and reading hasn't been much better. But 10 pages a day does add up, and it *is* Wednesday, so here we go.

What I just finished
A Little Folly, by Jude Morgan, which I enjoyed very much. Mad props to Ms Morgan for maintaining the Austen-esque style the entire time and still making me laugh out loud more than once. I would have flat-out loved this if I hadn't been tempted to smack the ultimate Mr. Right upside the head for his semi-passive-aggressive sulk. She's not going to *know* you love her if you don't, you know, *mention* it, in WORDS. I mean, it was all very in keeping with his character (and hers) but it didn't mean I didn't want to smack him. Other than that, I very much enjoyed the country cousins' look at Regency London, with a special shout-out to the festivities at the end of the Napoleonic War (pre-Elba break-out.)

What I'm reading now
The Madness Underneath, by Maureen Johnson. YA paranormal and the sequel to The Name of the Star, which did a great spin on Jack the Ripper (using the case in modern day.) The library is making unhappy overdue noises at me, but if I let it go, it'll take months to get it back so I'm trying to finish in the next few days.

What's Next
comixology finally got their act together with the free Marvel #1s and I, um, might have 30 or so new downloads, koff. Given how totally fractured my attention span is these days, 32 pages of illustrated story might be my best bet for distraction and entertainment.

[identity profile] ariadnes-string.livejournal.com 2013-04-17 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry about the stress! I hear you about writing--I haven't put down a fictional word in weeks...

and lol, many's the Regency hero I've wanted to smack. They could at least write letters, like Wentworth!

[identity profile] rogoblue.livejournal.com 2013-04-17 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)
Ok, can you just recommend books for me all the time? Reading Shards of Honor now. Read the first Lady Julia book. Can I just take Aral home and keep him?

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
hah--I actually found myself thinking that the heroine of this novel needed Anne Elliott as a friend, because there was a severe lack of sense around her.

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
hah, I just told someone that I must have been a librarian in an earlier life because I love matching people to books. Based on the reaction to my posts when I was reading SoH, I think we might have to share Aral with a few (dozen) other fangirls. :D

[identity profile] without-me.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you know I'm over here hoping you get inspired for Big Bang... but no matter what, hang in there!

[identity profile] topaz119.livejournal.com 2013-04-18 02:07 pm (UTC)(link)
It's supposed to be a Jeff/Jensen modern-day Gothic romance, but my plotting brain is moving verrrrrry slowly.