Hello, goodbye, and other writerly thoughts

Hello blog.  It's been awhile.  My excuse is I've been writing, which is a pretty good excuse if you ask me.  Since, like, I'm supposed to be a writer, and, like, my next book's due to my editor May 1, and, like, I have approximately ten pages left to write.  This is when things start getting weird.  I'm excited that she's almost done, but I'm also feeling a little protective, like I want to grab her and hold her tight and not let her go.  (Yes, apparently my book has a gender.  I told you...