25k

Just hit the 25,000 word mark with Dead Ringer. Yay! Confetti and joy!

Okay, fine, there's more to it than that. I really have to get a lot of things clarified, include more clues, red herrings, suspects, etc. I have finally figured out my main character's motivations and the reasons behind some of her actions. I still have more to figure out, but I'm finally feeling like I'm on the right track again with this project.

In other news, tomorrow completes my move. :)

Breaking Dawn Review (Spoilers)

{Sorry this has taken so long, especially for a book I finished less than 24 hours after release. Life got in the way.}

Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Myer
**** 4 stars

This book was amazing. This volume, more than the other three, is truly Bella's coming of age story. Here, she becomes a wife and mother. She is no longer a teenage girl with a boyfriend and homework. I think this is part of the reason that many younger readers say that they don't identify with Bella this time around. Bella has changed, because things like marriage, motherhood, and becoming a vampire put things in a prospective that many of Myer's readers don't have.

Bella also has the chance to finally fight. Her gift is developed, she is a vampire, and she can stand up to the Volturi.

Edward struggles with Bella's willingness to risk her life for their child, encouraging her to change her mind. In the end, he allows her to have the child, and comes to love his daughter.

Jacob also comes to a point where he has his own life figure out. He comes to terms with Bella's choice to be with Edward, and imprints on their child. Then, he has the maturity to take care of her like a big brother or godfather, and to leave different feelings for later.

Charlie comes to understand a partial version of the truth, which allows him to be close to his daughter and grand-daughter.

I think the conclusion was definitely one where all of the characters find themselves and their place.

Run On

Thing have been pretty crazy since my last post. Packing up everything, loading cars, driving for seven hours, moving in, shopping like crazy, a day at Disneyland, dealing with a very late cable guy that delayed our leaving, driving seven hours again, a fairly busy weekend, packing, packing and more packing.

The run on is intentional, because my life has been a run on.

My mattress still has not been delivered, and I had to sleep on an air mattress. Think like 2 hours sleep a night for three nights.

I haven't been able to do much writing, either. Between moving, trying to see friends before I leave, and the fact that my dad has been using my computer while his is broken, there just hasn't been much chance. Then, when there was the chance, I was just too exausted to deal with it.

Tomorrow, I will be heading down again, this time to stay. It will be good to be able to end this moving nightmare.