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My husband and I went to the bookstore again today, since he wanted to get out of the house, away from the computer and TV. Of course, I brought my laptop along. I didn't get quite as much done as I did yesterday, only about 300 words. This scene is a little tougher than the last one. My character, Paul, is seeing things on a quantum level instead of the normal level we perceive, so I can't use his ordinary senses. Humm, maybe I need to put in a bit more about what he is seeing. And then there's the trick of bringing him back to the "real world" (Yvonne, his girlfriend, inadvertently helps here). Yvonne's been dosed with a sedative, so Paul will attempt to take care of that. Basically, they save each other, the way lovers should.

Reviewing: Ian posted a chapter while I was out, so I reviewed it. I see from Sue's blog that she finished another chapter, so I'm sure she'll post that tomorrow.

Locus: I finished reading the February issue today, the year-in-review one. They talked briefly about the rise of the paranormal romance and the kick-butt heroine. I do enjoy reading about strong, self-assured women, and some of the Luna books are pretty good. (Frex, Catherine Asaro.) OTOH, I've read enough vampire/werewolf books to realize that I'm not really interested in pack politics. And romance in books generally isn't like love in real life, at least not what I've experienced. But that deserves a separate blog entry to be written at another time.