Sigh... wish I liked it any more. The science and magic theme is one I'm working out in my "real" novel, the Novel Which Will Consume My Life if I let it....
Um... put it this way... have I ever mentioned why I started writing again when I was 16? There was this little series nobody knew much about called "Harry Potter", and I read the two published books and discovered there were three other people writing fanfiction...
I'm far happier with my kid story than I am with anything else I've written, though it's vey flawed and admittedly cliched. And putting in fun little creative details is just beyond my abilities. They just don't occur to me, though I enjoy reading 'em! And subplots are good...
I really *dislike* the journal, partly because there are *no* subplots or twists - but I don't have to finish it. Whew! Just hafta come up with one more week's worth o' crap, and then I can work on things I *do* like.
But reading is far easier...