Christmas went well, in the end - certainly as well as could be expected in the circumstances. Writing has been productive; I have sent off five draft chapters to Lisa White, my editor at Houghton Mifflin, and although a couple need some work, it's better than not sending five draft chapters. JBy the end of January, I hope to have seven completed, which will leave me with just one to go.
I may actually get this thing done.
As for what happens after that: Well, who knows? Work is still disturbingly thin on the ground, and as a consequence so is money. That may require a move away from the metropolitan Washington DC area, perhaps to Las Vegas or environs, but we shall see.
I hope 2009 isn't QUITE as eventful as 2008, or at least eventful for different reasons, but eventful nonetheless it will be.
I may actually get this thing done.
As for what happens after that: Well, who knows? Work is still disturbingly thin on the ground, and as a consequence so is money. That may require a move away from the metropolitan Washington DC area, perhaps to Las Vegas or environs, but we shall see.
I hope 2009 isn't QUITE as eventful as 2008, or at least eventful for different reasons, but eventful nonetheless it will be.