Last post was some grumpiness from physically not feeling well. Combined with other semi-legitimate things.

The Emperor's Blade by Brian Stavely

Hmm, don't know what the title refers to. Liked this though. Liked Kaden and Tan learning the Vaniate. Liked "The Process is the Goal". I don't feel like saying more really... this book just went well especially with my trip to Atlanta. Finished it about 15 minutes from home. Perfect. Was a really nice trip. Very happy I overcame the stomach flu and was able to go.

So you've got Kaden off learning the Vaniate with the monks. Valyn is a bad ass fighter. Adare is minister. Their father, the emperor, is assassinate. There's a plot to get rid of all of them, I guess. And some alien race not seen in thousands of years is coming back. Not great, but pretty good. What i really liked though, again, was the Vaniate/the Monks.

I need to work more at enjoying the process of writing instead of worrying about the finished product I guess. Need to learn from what I manage to do with music. But I've been saying that, more or less, for many years. Maybe I need to think like a cook. Throw things together and step back and see what happens. In a sense that went on with writing music. Simply practicing music doesn't apply so very much. An issue is that "stepping back" when writing doesn't necessarily make sense. But will work on finding a way to "step back" and see what happens when elements are put together................