Life Update

[jeriendhal]

Life with Georgia has been an exercise in accomidation the past week. Raising Thomas has proven helpful preperation in some ways, but not so much in others. On the plus side, having experience with a (until relatively recently) a largely non-verbal child has prepared us for interpeting Georgia's needs. Right now she only speaks baby-talk Mandrian and sometimes "Mama!" Though Tracy has managed teach her how to sign "Want more!" for when we're feeding her. Otherwise it's all guess work and pointing, but having gone through the same thing with Thomas has been good preperation.

On the other hand, this is our first experience in raising a normal active two-year old. Two year old Thomas tended to... well, bluntly, sit a lot, lost in his own little world. Georgia by comparison is almost constantly in motion, unless she's getting fed in her high chair or sleeping. She's also becoming quite fearless, going from being frightened by the cats to actually chasing them down. She hasn't quite gotten the hang of petting them properly, but hopefully that skill will come before one of them starts nipping at her.

On a personal front, I seem to have become drained creatively. I've hit a wall with The Ship that I can't seem to push myself past. Just the idea of starting on it again seems like trying to shovel molassas. I know it's all head games I'm playing with myself, but I just can't work up the enthusiasm to start again, and I'm afraid if I switch over to writing fanfic again the motivation to finally finish something original will dissapear.

Bah.

Comments

[grayhawkfh.livejournal.com]

I know it's all head games I'm playing with myself, but I just can't work up the enthusiasm to start again, and I'm afraid if I switch over to writing fanfic again the motivation to finally finish something original will dissapear.

And yet sometimes, a temporary switch to something else lubes up the creative gears again.

[lennan.livejournal.com]

Heh, the wall about the story is how I feel about the story I started as a Nanowrimo, I just haven't been able to bring myself to write anythign for months, so instead I write little short stories and plan out a script. Go me.

Good to hear little Georgia's settling in quite well. =D

[chaypeta.livejournal.com]

Good to hear that Georgia is adapting okay to western life... and language. Kids are pretty durable, she'll sort things out and pick up the language in no time. I hope you and Tracy aren't getting two exhausted with it all. And oh yes... a typical toddler from the moment they can crawl is into everything! Kyra's favourite trick was to walk around the house dumping the contents of any containers on the floor and pulling out all the videos and books from the book case. (Come to think of it she hasn't changed much. :S )

Writing block sucks. I keep taking a stab at that Dreamstalker story sitting on my eepc every so often. I've decided that trying to stick to some kind of plan: e.g. only three veiwpoints, trying to only write what is necessary to further the story line, is stifling my desire to write it at all. So I'm just going with whatever pops into my head and figure that I'll weed it later. If it means jumping about the story time line then so be it.

(Just joted a short bit where Terinu considers whats good and bad about each of the races and decides the best thing about vulpines is their culinary skills. Given Teri's passion for eating that's high marks from him.)

How about one authors trick of thinking what the worst possible thing that could happen next to the hero and see where it takes you. Or go off on a tagent where the characters get involved in doing something along the lines of something that personally interests you. You may not be able to use it but if it kick starts the story it'll be worth it.