12000 Words

Here it is the 15th of November, halfway through the month and I have only 12000 of the 50000-word goal. I guess I could say the glass is half-full – I have written 12000 words, but that only makes about a quarter-full glass.

Beyond the writing and working in the shed there is not a lot going on - the lull before the holidays. The cat feeder has been working well. There are still 5 cats.

My left hand is still swollen and hurting. I’m going to see my old friend Dr Silberberg on Monday. If she finds a problem I may be in a cast for Thanksgiving. Keep you fingers crossed – ouch – I cant cross mine without them hurting so you cross yours.

By the way my “novel” is titled “Such Stuff as Dreams” and is a sort of science fiction / mystery/thriller. It’s about an astronaut who is the Lance Armstrong of dreamers. It involves him in a study for long endurance space missions, hibernation, mind control and an evil Chinese plot. It will be ready to read in ? At the rate I’m going I should finish the sloppy 1st draft about the end of the year. Then I need to clean it up and edit it. So maybe by groundhog day it will be ready.