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Not a lot to report this morning — just 100 words or so. But did more polishing on chapter 1. Most of the new words were for chapter 2, which also got some polishing. Chapter 2 is really short — more like an interlude than a real chapter — so I’m thinking I’ll start rewriting […]

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Lovely Sunday

Added another 400 words to chapter one, plus a ton of rewriting. I am very pleased with what I’ve done, how the novel is progressing again. I took myself out to breakfast this morning and spent a lot of time journalling about the novel. (FYI — I really think this place could become a Sunday

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Yeap — still working on the novel. Everyday since Wednesday so far. So today — 500 words added to Chapter 1, with lots of rewriting of the existing words as well. I’m seeing so many problems in the first draft. For example, I need to do more rewriting to Chapter 1 — the end isn’t

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Still gone. . . .

Yeap — disappeared again. But I’ve been busy! Really busy. I’ve almost finished with the remodling in the kitchen. This past weekend I took up the old linolium floor and put down tile. Probably not this coming weekend, but the weekend after that I’ll tile the kitchen counters. I’m putting off doing anything about the

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kind of. . .

Haven’t really fallen off the face of the planet again. Just that whole “I Am Not Sick” mantra failed. Big time. Came down with the sinus infection from hell. Am starting to get better though — actually managed a couple hundred words on the novel tonight. (Hadn’t just been stopped because of being sick —

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