But I have excuses. A head cold worthy of prescription drugs made me feel like I’ve missed a month of my life instead of just a week.

And to some degree, success! After long weeks, an evening in the backyard with some wine and some good conversation, I have finally figured out how to divide the 230,000 work monstrosity into TWO novels. Things might work out after all. Still a lot of work to do with cutting down the first part.

Finally sitting down to really work on this, and oh my god 230,000 words!?!?! I can’t believe it. I suppose that’s what I get for editing/improving/working for ten years on a story that was long to begin with… Let’s see. In comparison, the first Harry Potter was 65,000 words. Twilight is 120,000. Really? I have to cut this thing down that much? I suppose I had better get busy…

I’m starting this blog as a record of my effort to write, edit and publish my novel.  I never thought I would have a blog–seems a little ridiculous to me.  Reminds me of one of the older guys at the bar that hates computers and yet has an unholy devotion to his fax machine.  When I have the computer out, he always asks me if I need help “blogging on”.  Yes, I believe I finally do need help blogging on.

The novel is one that I started in high school.  It’s a young adult novel (which I love, because adults can read them too…) and I’m thinking that it would appeal to a lot of different people.  I suppose the whole point is that I should be working on it, so I’ll just get it out and start…