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I should be able to just whip through this stuff now…but it seems that every chapter has its challenges. I’ve taken a break — I’m having a decaff Early Grey tea and that is helping..nothing like a cup of tea to set me straight. I’m feeling inspired again. Incubating is a writer’s best friend.

How is it that to be a writer, you need to disappear sometimes? When it comes to being creative, I need to disappear inside and recharge. That’s where I’ve been. Now I’m back. I hope to report more regularly now, even if I feel like disappearing inside. Can you accept that? I understand if you can’t. But it’s going to get rather exciting rather soon. I’m at 59,402 words: 32,489 words are part of the draft, whereas 26,913 words are merely a direct translation from French to English and need to be finessed — the way I’ve done with the first 32,000. My aim was to reach about 100,000. By the time the finessing is done, I think I’ll be darn close to that.

Stay tuned as the light gets brighter from here…