notes to self at 13k:

*what worked for writing yesterday may not work today
*is it bad that Mara now wants her own sequel, in which she gives birth to a tropical jungle version of world-destroyer?
*How to sum up the backstory of "Well, Caroline's father's mother killed her mother's father... well, and her husband, too, but that was later and not really important." Oy.
*the cat, who will not sit on laps, will happily sit on laptops on laps. Or step on them. But I have stolen his pillow, so there, ha.
*brain requires focus, not laziness. Sleep is also helpful.
*don't forget the curtains

Notes for others:

***where to find elf policies for those who have not already seen them linked in three or four places (#2 is in comments)
*the Dutch as drawn by the Japanese, early 1800s, and a few other miscellaneous westerners