Devil cat is up to deviltry. (What will he break this time?) Big fluffy cat is in front of the monitor so I can only see the top part. Puppy is asleep on my lap. Mean Orange cat is lingering around the food bowl hoping for more. (Sorry, no. We're both on a diet.) Son is watching TV.

OK, so my schedule and prime writing time seem to have changed a bit. It's earlier in the day, mostly due to my son staying up later. By the time I'm done reading to him, I can't get in more than half an hour of work. It's all coming between 4:30 and 8:30, with a big gap for dinner and family issues. Dark Elf is going OK, but I'm not sure I like the chapters. I think they're boring. Chapter 1 is 12 pages, and that's getting to be a bit too long. There just so much stuff missing. Anyway, plugging away at it.

Yesterday, I got a boffo idea for the Next Historical. I think I may have stumbled upon a faster way of fleshing out ideas. Not sure. The approach needs some thought and work. But it's a cool idea and I'm anxious to map out the structure.