Two steps forward, one step … into a chatroom.

So the major difficulty in dividing one's time between two cities is, as you might guess, the travel. The direct route from Vegas to Dallas is only 2 1/2 hours – and many people have a similar work commute, so that's no biggie. I've got carry-on, security, and parking down to a science. The only variable I can't control are the airlines, and if they feel like cancelling a flight out of the blue for reasons ranging to tech issues (great) to bean counting (f*ck you) then I'm at their mercy.

All of that is a long-winded way of saying that was my Monday. I was supposed to arrive home (from home) at 8 am but that flight was cancelled. After ignoring the airline's suggestion that I should hit Albuquerque and Denver on the way to doing so (double f*ck you), I arrived at 3. Not bad, and I work great on planes so I still got words. But talk about hitting the ground running. I needed those extra seven hours, which in turn made Tuesday rather hellish. I still managed two hours of work yesterday, averaging just over 500 words an hour – not great, and not what I'd hoped or planned, but not bad all things considered.

And I'm up to speed now, and looking forward to a live chat this afternoon (or evening if you're an east coaster) with my self-described VPeeps. It's been a long time coming and they plan on peppering me with questions about THE NEON GRAVEYARD as well as the concluded Zodiac series as a whole. I wouldn't be surprised if they try to pry some information out of me about the new Celestial Blues series either, since they've been picking up bits and pieces about THE TAKEN here and there.

So, looksie, the more the merrier. If you have time and you'd like to come chat with me at 7 pm EST, then I'll be ready to field any questions you have at this link. Just click on the 'click here for the live chat option' and you're in!

Meanwhile, I have to go chase down an Unreliable Narrator, a workout, some food, and some words – in that order. See you tonight!