Over the past few days – corresponding to the arrival of a new laptop – I’ve had a real surge of motivation.  In no time at all, after what must’ve been a several-month spell of writer’s block, I’ve managed to churn out a prologue and five complete chapters.  In addition, I have a better sense of where the story is going and how I’ll take it there.

I’ve made some vital changes to Poguri, namely how he’s introduced, as well as making the critical decision to make Maddie the primary dreamer character.  Part of what had made the story overwhelming to write, I think, was that I was planning on jumping back and forth between the adventures in Nou and the real life troubles of five different characters.  It was just too much!  And if it was too much for me as a writer, then it certainly would’ve been too much for the reader.

The surge spilled over into the urge to make a few aesthetic changes here on the website – you may have noticed the top banner now uses a part of one of the scene illustrations instead of the black and white scheme.  On top of that, I’ve added the ability to toggle between a “Day” and “Night” theme – the former featuring brighter colors and the dreamers in the side bar, the latter using darker colors and featuring the bogeys in the sidebar.  The banners are different for each one, too.

So that’s all for now.  Here’ s hoping the streak continues and I’m able to get this book done sometime in the next year.

So you’ve all probably noticed – I mean you better have noticed – that I’ve changed the website design.  It still echoes the original design, but I definitely like this one a lot better, for the contrast between color and black and white, and the not-so blocky style.  The main reason for this change was to unite the blog with the main site, and to start using WordPress to update everything, which makes my life a lot easier.  Anyway, I hope you all enjoy the new layout!