Out with the new; in with the newer

Finished my book yesterday and emailed it off to agent and editor.  "Work Done for Hire," it's set in the near future -- part sf, part horror, part literary.

Started the next book immediately.  Usually I give myself a couple of weeks' rest, but in this case I have to take advantage of MIT's library.  Part of the beginning of this novel (Phobos Means Fear) is set in the late 19th century, when Asaph Hall was observing Mars and its elusive satellites.  The Science and Humanities Library here – in the same building as my office – has a good collection of 19th-century astronomy books.

Most of my time for the next week or so will be wrapping up teaching, but then I shall don my writerly cape and zoom out to Mars.

First snow of the year just began sifting down.  Happy December!  Condolences for those of you who have snow shovels and know how to use them.

Joe