Finished!

Regaining Home's first draft is done an in to my editor! Of all of the novels, this is the one where I wish I had a little more time to think about the structure and decide what actually works and where things could be better. Usually I turn in the second draft to my editor, as well, so I'm feeling like this one is a bit more raw compared to the others I've turned in. But deadlines are deadlines, and I know Shawn will find those places where I can do the least number of changes to greatest effect. The final clocked in at 115,885 words. For those who were keeping track, that's more than 25,000 words than I intended to write. I suppose I'm nothing if not verbose--strange for someone who used to work in the reference industry, where being concise is vital.

Like most days after a day where I put in twice as many hours on a project as is normal for a work day, I did very little writing today. I have a short reference assignment, a short start of a secret project that I should be able to talk about starting tomorrow, two press releases, and a particular blog entry I've been meaning to write "due" before I go to Greece. Beyond those three projects and the part-time, I have quite a bit of reading to do: ( Greece and Turkey Trip Stuff behind the cut )

In other news, the tetanus "TDap" shot makes you feel like you've spent the entire day before doing one-armed push ups. Just in case anyone was wondering.