Thanks folks!
Taxes--does look like we'll get a refund, which is always nice. In the ideal world we'd pay just enough so that we wouldn't have to pay or get a refund (that way, we aren't loaning the gov't our salaries), but getting a refund is always nice just the same.
Yep, Jae's a girl.
We'll see where Talin goes in the story, eh?
RenegadeBore, for me, anyway, I think the best way to improve writing is to do it a lot (and I did a ton of writing for my history major
) and have fun with it. That's something you're already doing here so you're ahead of the game, too.
Writing non-fiction doesn't always transfer over to creative writing, but it helps. I still have a lot to learn, too!