in which considerable babbling is the order of the day

[faeriemaiden]

At last, I get to have one of the good days: a day opposite of the ones I've usually been having, in which everything is rather nice for no specific reason, instead of incredibly dire for even less of a reason. We-ell, there was Doctor Who (!!!) and the library, and the fun of figuring out a new song -- combined with the frustration of not having

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[aohdwyn]

Weeeeell, does Evangeline have to have the same mother as her two sisters? She doesn't necessarily have to know about it; it could just explain her having abilities and her sisters not. OR, it could be an only the Eldest Daughter Gets It, Thing, (I'd personally appreciate that, I'm tired of the youngest daughter being the specialest, I'd like for the Eldest to get her own adventures for once) if you want it to be quasi-genetic.
I quite like the selkie-mother idea. It's brilliant, because it takes the mother out of the equation currently while always leaving room for her to pop back in. Also, I freaking LOVE selkies. One of my favoritest story-kinks.

[faeriemaiden]

She needn't necessarily have the same mother, I suppose, but the Long-Ago Secret Affair is such a tired trope and an underwhelming reveal. (Man, I used to swear I wasn't going to use "underwhelming", that it was an ugly faddish newsspeak sort of word, and look at me! But are there any other words that really mean the precise same thing? :/) Plus, her father is very unlikely to... have lovers? Romance multiple women? (For him, two would be pretty multiple, as he is Archetypical Bookish Recluse, and practically hermittastic since his wife died and/or left him.)

(I'd personally appreciate that, I'm tired of the youngest daughter being the specialest, I'd like for the Eldest to get her own adventures for once)Blimey, I totally sympathise with that. That, and the Most Ordinary Of Them All gets all of the adventures. Those of us who are unusual, we just sit at home forever? This breaks my heart a little sometimes

[tempestsarekind]

I seem quite frequently to be in a creating rather than a creative mood. I want to be writing, but usually am not. Anyway, best of luck with it all: I think your novel sounds delightful and interesting, and I am rooting for you!

Also, yes about Doctor Who. I realized the other day that I wanted to write something after the first two episodes, and I hadn't felt that way about the show in some time. I was also quite distrustful of season 4, which is too bad in some ways, because I would have liked to love Donna more--I think she's a great character--but on the other hand, at least I protected myself from being gutted?

[faeriemaiden]

Creating vs. creative is the struggle of my life. Sometimes I get all ablaze with inspiration and passion, and then it just... smokes out, because I can't figure out how to direct it. Grrr.

I would also really, really like to like S4 more, but now I don't know how much of it I can even rewatch, because Donna's ending pissed me off on so many levels that I can't even think about it for very long before I start getting tense and upset at RTD (...as usual). I just... really, really hope that Moffat reverses the trend of trying to Outdo the Last Finale. (Nnngh, maybe he'll go the route of Buffy S4 and have the last episode be a web-of-meta dream sequence that is TOTALLY AWESOME AND CHEW-ON-ABLE, because that is one of my favourite things. Heh. A girl can dream.)

[tempestsarekind]

Sometimes I get all ablaze with inspiration and passion, and then it just... smokes out, because I can't figure out how to direct it.

Yes, this! It happens to me quite often. I want to try to be less all-or-nothing about writing, I think; I have a tendency to feel like it's not really writing if I only manage a paragraph or two, especially if they're not very good. (Or if I only manage to read a chapter or two of a research book, etc.) But it's not any better to get dejected and shut down entirely--which tends to be my other mode. So far I have...bought a new notebook. Single steps and all that. :)

I've discovered that I can only watch S4 up through "Forests of the Dead." Beyond that, I just start getting upset all over again. Fingers crossed for Moffat putting together an ending that doesn't infuriate me!

[oxalic]

Your posts are always beautifully poetic. ♥

[faeriemaiden]

Aww, thank you! I always feel so tangly and branch-minded when writing them, so that's lovely to hear. (I love the clarity and detail of your entries!) ♥

[seoidin]

Hiii! I came across your journal when I was searching for an Eva Ibbotson comm :P Wanna be friends?