I'm going to be taking a break from it. I blame WoW for killing my inspiration and for the zero words I have been writing the last couple of weeks. So, the coming week, no play. Nathreee will not be enjoying the wonders of Azeroth until I feel like I'm getting somewhere with my novel. The game will be a reward for my hard work, not a way to escape and forget about it. I finally got some good writing done today, which is promising for the week to come.

In other news, school is hard. The assignments are strikingly challenging and I can't say that I think I'm doing very well. I obviously have some writing talent, but my technique is sloppy, I know next to nothing about the theory behind style and I'm still very bad at taking criticism, even if it's well-founded and true.

On the other hand, I'm not sure if it's such a bad thing if I'm just not cut out to be a literary translator. Once my first book is published, I can get a grant to write another one. And I still have an office job that will pay the bills.

And last but not least: babies. No, I'm not pregnant. Yes, we do want to have children together someday. And that day is getting closer. I need to read some books about pregancy and raising children bilingually. /browses to bol.com