Darn it, I say I'm going to try to avoid the forums, but it never happens. They're too addictive! Anyways, there are two interesting threads I want to point out.
I will read/comment on excerpts! Ooo, there's just something masochistic about having other people critique your writing while you're writing at an event where the inner critic is supposed to be gagged, blindfolded, and stuffed in the closet.
Are writers "hot"? It depends on the writer. If their writing is emotionally and/or intellectually complex, all is good. If they're writing a ripoff of Tron, I'm going to run away. Fast.
As for notes on the chapters posted so far:
Chapter 21: Yes, the famous doctor is a slimy womanizer. At this point, I had also realized that all the major players in the story have been introduced. There will be other minor characters popping in and out, but this is it. Scary thought.
Chapter 22: Basically it's an overheard conversations. There are, of course, major clues (or at least one major clue) about when whatever it is will happen. It remains to be seen whether or not I will remember this and incorporate it nicely into the plot on the first draft.
Chapter 23: I had to stop in the middle of the chapter and cook dinner because I was getting hungry. Writing about Feasting Day can do that to a person.
