Valentines, Watching Victoria, and Why You Should Read the Book (But Maybe Not the One You’d Think)

 

What does one do when one finishes an enormous, year-long project, like the first draft of a novel?

On Monday, I finished the draft of The Intruder early in the day. I had some tummy trouble, so I arranged things so I could stay at home. I spent some time happy dancing (so restorative), and then remembered all the things that I’d left undone. The most pressing thing was writing out and addressing Valentines. So I started working on them in the late afternoon, told my guys that they were on...