You Taking A Vacation, or What?

No, I'm NOT on vacation.  That's in two weeks, and I intend to blog whilst I'm there.

My reasons for not posting since Sunday are thus:

1.  I'm still getting used to the jacked up schedule I'm working (for a few more days only, then it's permanent overnights).

2.  I've been trying to get things done around the house so my friends and I can FINALLY build that deck I've been promising my wife for well over a year.

3.  And, just as important, I'm on a helluva roll writing my book.

I've been following a number of blogs for quite some time.  One of my favs is wilwheaton.net, which is, as you no doubt figured out, the blog of one Wil Wheaton.  I always wondered how he gets so damn busy that he can't post updates, but with the amount of busy I've had the past few days, I now get it, so, sorry Wil for thinking you're a dick for not posting.

See, the thing is, I've had this story in my head for the better part of twenty years, and I've just started writing it in novel form over the past ten or so.  The story has gone through a thousand different changes, but over the past six months, things have been steady.  I'll write hard-core for a couple of weeks, take time off, then write again.  For the past month or so, however, I've been writing about a thousand words a day, which in writing terms isn't a heavy load, but it's a helluva lot more progress than I've made at ANY point in the history of this story idea.

Now, when I started the blog, I promised occasional works of fiction from myself and some of my writer friends, and I intend to keep that promise.  My book, however, will most likely NOT be one of those, as my ultimate goal is to get it published.

That doesn't mean I might not publish a "teaser" for it at some point to gauge your interest.

I've got another busy day ahead, but I'll post again soon.

Live long, and prosper.

OR

Keep Calm and CHIVE On.