Stop Me If You've Heard This One...

As of this morning, 18 chapters, 419 pages, 89,000 words.

And of course, after talking with people in my workshop, I have to go back to the beginning and tear some things up to, like, make the characters more real and stuff. It's going to make the book much better. In fact, I'm not sure how I could have missed what needed doing there, except that I've been so focused on the getting of the story down. But every time I think I'm out they draaaaaaag me back in again.

I have three more chapters to revise at the end. Then I'll start at the beginning. Dig we must!

Pure Delight

It's nice nice thing when your child comes home from school bouncing with excitement about one of her classes (Ethnic Studies, the 9th grade social studies elective). As we read over the syllabus, the bounciness only got, well, bouncier. The teacher had Avocado's sister for Mock Trial six years ago, and appears as delighted to have her there as she is to be there.