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from my evil twin
So despite all the lovely things I mentioned in my last post that I have to be thankful for, today my grumpy evil twin is taking over to say that you know you are really, really ready not to be pregnant anymore when you overhear the following conversation between your husband and 2 year old daughter:
Bella: Where’s Mommy?
Nathan: She’s in the bathroom.
Bella: What’s she doing in there?
Nathan, seeing a chance for a word on (you’ll excuse the mention of the subject) potty-training: Well, what do you think she’s doing?
Bella, giving that one careful consideration: Um, throwing up, I think?
Which I actually was not. For a change. Even when the first thing Bella did when I came out was (really!) invite me to kiss one of her pet worms. She was taking them for a nice stroller ride around the house, you see, and . . . okay, it was pretty funny. It’s tough to stay grumpy for long with my girl around. I’m so lucky to be her mama.
And for the record, I went with the “blow them a kiss” option in regards the worms. 
In other news, I’ve recently been asked some questions about the second book of the trilogy, Dark Moon of Avalon, that are spoiler-free enough that I can answer them here. The first was, “Will we be seeing more magic as the trilogy progresses?” The answer to that is a qualified yes. One of the themes that emerged as I was writing the trilogy was that the Arthurian age–and all its magic–are dying out in Britain. Though of course that magic lives eternally in the songs and stories of Arthur and Avalon. But still, I think the magical elements are a bit more pronounced in the next two books. And I would say, too, that Isolde is a bit more in control of what magic there is.
The other question was, “Will we be hearing anything from Trystan’s perspective in the next books?” And the answer is yes. Since it would have been hard to include Trystan’s perspective without giving away certain secrets not revealed until the end of Book 1, Twilight of Avalon is told almost exclusively from Isolde’s point of view. But in the next two books the point of view alternates between Isolde and Trystan.
Anyone else have questions? Just let me know!
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July 5th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Sounds very cool and I look forward to reading them. Well, duh!
Been watching Merlin on Sunday nights, and it’s funny to me how the stories of these historical characters never gets old. Also, how original your story arc is.
Merlin is entertaining. Older kids would like it too.
July 6th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of any other worms in this world ever being so loved. They are quite lucky to have your daughter.
I have also been privy to those conversations between father and daughter regarding the momma. And I can tell you it can get horrifying what they think of us. You’ll often hear me yelling “Hey!” from the other side of the house. I have awesome hearing and (unfortunately) a wonderful sense of smell to make up for the fading eyesight.
And I am still strumming my fingertips over here for book 2.. but at least Mists of Avalon is on its way from Paperbackswap to tide me over.