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Currently have 47,424 words so far. *Rubs wrists blearily* Not sure how well I wrote the battle between Grievous and Dooku (battle scenes aren't really my strong suit. I think my problem is that my brain comes up with these huge ideas for battles and whatnot, and the problem is really living up to these ideas. *Sighs* I guess a good tip in the future is to just keep it simple. Or at least break it down into little steps and whatnot; that'll definitely help), but I kind of liked getting into Palpatine's mindset. Let's say that my Palpatine -- he kind of has these delusions that he's a Well-Intentioned Extremist and whatnot, but in all honesty...he's kind of an asshole, really, for lack of a better word. It's kind of how I see canon!Palpatine, really. Palpatine's just weirdly fun to write, and yet at the same time, part of me kind of wants to crawl under the bed. Still a lot of fun, though, and a damn good bad guy. :) I mean, you've definitely got to respect, at least in a way, a guy who knows how to pull the strings. And who lays on the Large Ham like there's no tomorrow. ;-) Even though I hate what he did to Anakin and the others, the guy's still one of my favorite characters, if only because he's a kickass bad guy. :)
And then there's the matter of Dooku. Decided to kind of give him some last words to Padme to deliver to Yoda, about Order 66 beginning. Because in the end, Dooku wasn't really out for power or whatnot; hell, Lucas and Christopher Lee said it themselves that to the end, Dooku thought he was doing the right thing. Which really makes his death in REVENGE OF THE SITH kind of tragic, really.
(I'll admit, Dooku's another one of my favorite characters. He's just so complex and layered. And he's played by Christopher Lee, so that's also a plus. :) Let's say that ever since I first saw the LORD OF THE RINGS movies, I've been a Christopher Lee fan. He's just awesome. :3)
So yeah -- not really sure how well I wrote the battle scene (not helped by the fact that I'm kind of tired, admittedly), but this chapter was still a lot of fun to write. Really sad to see Dooku and Grievous go, though. That really sucked.
So, how are you guys? :)
And then there's the matter of Dooku. Decided to kind of give him some last words to Padme to deliver to Yoda, about Order 66 beginning. Because in the end, Dooku wasn't really out for power or whatnot; hell, Lucas and Christopher Lee said it themselves that to the end, Dooku thought he was doing the right thing. Which really makes his death in REVENGE OF THE SITH kind of tragic, really.
(I'll admit, Dooku's another one of my favorite characters. He's just so complex and layered. And he's played by Christopher Lee, so that's also a plus. :) Let's say that ever since I first saw the LORD OF THE RINGS movies, I've been a Christopher Lee fan. He's just awesome. :3)
So yeah -- not really sure how well I wrote the battle scene (not helped by the fact that I'm kind of tired, admittedly), but this chapter was still a lot of fun to write. Really sad to see Dooku and Grievous go, though. That really sucked.
So, how are you guys? :)