Writing Update

I am at a good stopping point with the novel (perhaps break is a better term). So I feel less superstitious telling you about my progress. Since we got to Dallas at the beginning of July and settled in, I've been writing almost every day. I've written 176 pages since we've been here. The novel is currently divided into four sections or "acts" and now I have a draft of the first three. I'm going to Vermont tomorrow and after the conference, I'm hoping to finish a draft of the final section. That's what my summer's been like: a lot of writing, not much reading, very little web surfing. After the conference, my job search will kick into a higher gear. I'm hoping I'll be able to get the final section of the novel done before I start working. Then the revision will begin.

Nate and I were both a little worried that we might not be able to handle the Texas heat after Chicago. But the summer weather has been temperate, until recently. Even the heat isn't so bad. But the mosquitos are horrible. I had forgotten all about them! Hopefully the skeeters won't be too bad in VT.