There's a lot I like about the new blogger, but I have to say it now takes freaking FOREVER to login. And sometimes it just doesn't at all. I just wasted almost 10 minutes trying to get logged in. grumble!

I've been reading my son Philip Pullman's Golden Compass books, we're on Book 2, The Subtle Knife. Brilliantly original. And today, as I was reading I came across a line that made me just stop. It took my breath. The two women talking are powerful, far-seeing witches pledged to watch over the protagonist, Lyra. Lord Asriel is Lyra's father and he's already changed the world, possibly not for the better. The two witches are talking about Lyra's companion, a 12 yo boy...

"He's strange," said Ruta Skadi, "He is the same kind as Lord Asriel. Have you looked into his eyes?"

"To tell the truth," said Serafina Pekkala, "I haven't dared."

To me, that's an amazing exchange on so many levels it just defies trying to convey it. But talk about making your words work for you!

I'm still working though paper copy of Magellan's Witch and making some important deletion, notes and tweaks. More at it tomorrow.

Labels: great books, Magellan's Witch, writing