Short update today: I only made it through three chapters. I would have made it through more, but the chaos in my office was starting to distract me, so I sacrificed some time to clean it up. I hadn’t even unpacked the single box I carted home from work when I left–I’d just pulled out the things I needed and scattered the rest all over the place. Much happier and more focused now that everything’s squared away.

I am starting to enjoy the formatting process in a weird, twisted sort of way. It’s satisfyingly orderly and repetitive and appeals to the part of my soul that should be working on an assembly line (and may yet, if you don’t like the book when it comes out).

On a brief, and very sad note, I learned today that The Writer magazine will be going on hiatus this fall as it searches for a buyer. I hope they find one–the loss of that venerable old publication would be deeply felt by writers all over the world (including this one).

Somebody, please, buy it!

More updates to follow…