New Computer And Changing My Main Character

I'm dancing a happy dance and the kids are eying me like they think perhaps I should be committed. I have a new computer. I do so love tax returns. *giggles* I love my new computer. I'm thinking of getting a skin for it. This reminds me of when I got a blackberry. I can't do anything else because I'm exploring all the features or thinking of new features to explore or I'm asleep dreaming of exploring the features. Yep, I'm in love. Now I just need the software I've ordered. On the writing front, I've been reading some manuscripts for three really talented writers. One of them is pretty rough but she has a great idea. She's written a pretty gritty story for older teens. Its pretty graphic in nature but I think if she can get away with it she will make a huge splash on the book scene once she gets it polished enough to query it. The other two are well on their way. The one has a pretty deep theme for young kids but he deals with it delicately without diluting the message. He needs to polish the writing and maybe sharpen the tension but he's well on his way. The other blows me away. Her writing is pretty amazing. Her book is one I want on my shelf when she gets it published. She's from the UK and I've had a great time giving her my opinions of her writing. Let me just say this, she has the most awesome bad guys I've read in some time. I originally wanted them to win just because she writes them so well. She's changed the good guys a bit and now I've switched sides but let me tell you, the bad guys are great. I've gotten some great feedback for the first chapter of my nano book. One of the writers I've been reading for has read it and he gave me a lot to think about. The people on the writing bridge have given me even more to figure out about my book. The result is that I've made some huge changes in the storyline. Jacob is no longer an orphan. That's pretty huge for the story. It was very difficult to change the background of my main character. However, I've started the process and I like where it can go. This changes ... well not everything ... but quite a few things. Oh the joys of writing.