Beyond the Gate is 78/222 pages done. Damn, this week was hard. I worked from 10:30 - 4:00 every day except for Thursday (took an hour and a half to have lunch with a friend.) It took me most of the week to get a particular scene right. The wordcount teeters at 148K. It dips below, then goes over. Cut and add, add and cut, rearrange, rethink, redo. Whew! But I did it, and it's PERFECT! Once again, I end the work-week pleased with my progress.

It has been SO COLD here. Is it strange that I love it? I suppose I wouldn't if I had to drive in snow, or work outside, or--egads--LIVE outside. But in my cozy house on the river, writing away in my loft, I am quite the happy little bogwitch.