Getting up After Falling Down. It's an Inexact Science.

Many people have asked about my next novel, and I finally—FINALLY—have a new idea I'm excited about. I pursued a few bad ideas down the wrong rabbit holes this summer, when I had time to focus on fiction, but now that I'm back at work, Great New Idea is pulsing at my temples. Demanding my full attention when it's been diverted to tasks that result in an actual paycheck (minus standard deductions).

Murphy's Law. It's applied to me since birth.

Now, lest you think I'm a lazy novelist, let me clea...