Fighting independents is about all the early game has to offer.
You could consider it a chance to practice your writing skills, to make the big battles that much more epic. Or experiment
Try different viewpoints, styles, etc. Have a blast while you can!
@your second post: If nothing interesting is happening, MAKE something interesting happen. Write about a vast parade in your god's honor to celebrate some victory or another. Or perhaps two of your commanders have an, ahem, interesting history. Perhaps a commoner is challenging one of your senior officers? Go wild! Make Lanka come alive!
This applies to pretty much everyone, by the way. Even I could use a few more updates--sure, they might be long, but I haven't hit every turn like Caelum in Chronicles MA.
