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I didn't write anything new yesterday. I'm a bit stymied. My main character is proving to be unreliable and a bit of a liar. It's a defense mechanism and she is lying to herself as well as everyone else. But I'm finding it hard to manage in the text without it being a giant murky mess. In trying to simplify things I fear I've just made it all more complicated.

GACK!

The next chapter is going to be a bit complicated and entirely new. I imagine this will be the first draft of many.

In a way this is liberating, but mostly OUCH.

I just got this in an email. Many of you probably did too, but if you didn't. Read it.

Palin recently said that the war in Iraq is "God's task." She's even admitted she hasn't thought about the war much—just last year she was quoted saying, "I've been so focused on state government, I haven't really focused much on the war in Iraq." 1, 2

Palin has actively sought the support of the fringe Alaska Independence Party. Six months ago, Palin told members of the group—who advocate for a vote on secession from the union—to "keep up the good work" and "wished the party luck on what she called its 'inspiring convention.'" 3

Palin wants to teach creationism in public schools. She hasn't made clear whether she thinks evolution is a fact.4

Palin doesn't believe that humans contribute to global warming. Speaking about climate change, she said, "I'm not one though who would attribute it to being manmade." 5

Palin has close ties to Big Oil. Her inauguration was even sponsored by BP. 6

Palin is extremely anti-choice. She doesn't even support abortion in the case of rape or incest. 7

Palin opposes comprehensive sex-ed in public schools. She's said she will only support abstinence-only approaches. 8

As mayor, Palin tried to ban books from the library. Palin asked the library how she might go about banning books because some had inappropriate language in them—shocking the librarian, Mary Ellen Baker. According to Time, "news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor." 9

She DID support the Bridge to Nowhere (before she opposed it). Palin claimed that she said "thanks, but no thanks" to the infamous Bridge to Nowhere. But in 2006, Palin supported the project repeatedly, saying that Alaska should take advantage of earmarks "while our congressional delegation is in a strong position to assist." 10

book 1, draft iii:

22,852 / 70,000 (32.6%)

Productive but... draining.

I have sleeping pills and two new books! YAY! I have ambien which means I will sleep tonight. I hope it gets me out of this frumpy crappy mood. Because yuck.

I bought The Hunger Games and The House of the Scorpion. Because praetorianguard, luminousmarble, cedarlibrain and sundancekid told me to. And if they all like these books they must kick ass. They're both YA (in the teen section at the Coop.)

So if it rains all weekend I won't care.