My critique partners, bless their souls, raked Chapters 3 to 5 of Henrietta's second book, over the coals. In the best possible way. That said, essentially, my CPs like the story: the action, the emotionality, the drama. Their comments were, as one said, mostly, granular. Thank god for granular!

And I even like how the story is shaping up. That's scary, and hopefully a good sign. I'm eager to dive in, input their feedback, and tease apart my sentences and my story to make it sing. Thing is I've been at the cafe for over an hour, futzing with those online surveys, hoping for some payoff, and I was also waiting to hear from the printer on another project. Now that that is done, no more excuses.

Just some questions: how am I going to make the magic D work in the overall scheme of things? What will Henrietta come to understand about herself and magic?

PS> The griffin will make an appearance in my story somehow. Not sure how yet.