Let's see what happens

[ksmith]

Well, looks like we will be doing something about all the large-scale junk in the garage--Mom phoned a junk guy, who will be coming over this afternoon to give her an estimate for the hauling. If he proves reasonable and this works out, it will be such a relief. There are 2 refrigerators, an old upright organ, assorted chests of drawers, and a couple of broken-down exercise bikes--yes, I used them until the bearings wore out. There are old desks and chairs in the cellar. I've gotten pretty handy withthe 4-wheeled dolly over the last few months, but there are some things I just can't move on my own.

Still awaiting word about whether the Feds have accepted my e-filed return. If memory serves, I think TT was supposed to email me that they had received word, but in case what memory served up turned out to be a big zero, I will check tonight when I get home.

Still fiddling with the new Jani 5 Chapter 1, and the secondary POV. This character isn't what we would call normal, but I need to give the impression of obsession and not-quite-rightedness while avoiding the tumble into barking-madness. Also working out conversations between Jani and other characters--her Dad, Lucien, Niall, John. I often make notes of this dialogue with an eye toward using it in the book. Sometimes I do, but usually all it does is serve to align everyone's attitudes and help set the tone for relationships. There's a talk with her Dad that's going to play a part in this book, I think. She needs to realize at that point how much she's scaring people who care about her.

Jani had a difficult relationship with her parents, but she was too self-absorbed and intent on getting off Acadia to realize it. She tends to run over people--is that a surprise?

This conversation with her father is going to occur about halfway through the book, I think. It's going to be interesting.

Comments

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

>Not so funny as all that. They understand something fundamental about eachother. It's >what makes them inverses of eachother. In fact, it's so deeply rooted in them that I'm >really not sure what it would take to sever that connection irrevocably. Even while they >spent most of the last book in opposition to eachother, you could still see that things >weren't finished.

A friend calls them 'two old souls'. So much alike that they're almost too much alike. Never truly restful in one another's company because they know one another too well--neither can hide much from the other.

>As for what will happen to Niall in the next book, I'd assume you certainly know better >than I,

Heh--don't be too sure. Sometimes that understanding doesn't come until 2 drafts later.

>but the thing that I've been rooting for is for him to find some sort of solace.

He deserves a break.

Something else to think about...

[kinetikatrue]

He deserves a break.

Something else to think about...

This has caused me to wonder: what would he do, if he didn't do what he does? And I really can't think of a good answer.

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Indeed. At this point, he thrives on order, and possesses a fundamental belief in systems that Jani discarded long ago.