So, I’m a little over halfway done with the book… 43,000 words. I feel like it’s missing something, though, so I’m taking a week off from writing to (1) let some ideas marinate and (2) let Mark finish reading the thing, so I have someone to talk to about the plot.
I really needed to catch up on my reading anyway. I have a massive backlog of things I need to read, including a deadly dull historical tome about regular life during the early part of the century (it’s informative, but dry as dust).
Basically, I don’t think I’m going to read anything NOT related to my book until it’s done. Which is a shame, because I also have rather a backlog of things I’m itching to get at. But for now, if it’s not relevant, it doesn’t go on my nightstand.