I Couldn't Resist

I was going to start the new novel, Breath of Earth, in mid-March, after my folks visit. But I've been in a weird lull the past week, waiting for my next batch of research books to arrive, and just generally waiting on emails and news and other things that will drive a person crazy after a while. I finished up the outline for BoE and that big story weighed heavily on my mind, so no short stories percolated.

So on Tuesday, I figured... oh, screw it.

I started writing.



That's the progress as of last night: 5k in three days. I still plan to take it slow these next few weeks, but I'm hoping this early start will make the whole process less stressful. I want to finish the draft by May 15th. If I finish sooner, even better.