So we left. Made our way to Canada. Life is better here. This weekend we head to the forests where they filmed several Star Wars scenes. It is just like that. This will be the kind of trip that wipes the political stink off my body… and my blog. This is also the endgame for the novel. 8 chapters left in the book and the writing is ramping up. I’m generating entirely new material for these chapters, with only a few paragraphs being preserved in the last scene. The new direction is wiz, and I think the fanbase will enjoy it. Enough to buy copies? We’ll see. There is a lot of literary elements in this one. It is heavy on dialogue and light on action, so I don’t know what they’ll think. However, if they want a story about how people in these situations might actually think and clash, this is that book.
Bit of a make or break scenario. I’ll be needing to do things different if it is the break side.
Regardless, I need to do other stories before the world moves on. The Justice Engine is about past its expiration date. It is also the focus of the grad thesis, so it needs to happen and be very very good. I’m talking peak Talislegger levels. I still have that in me, so this is the time to show it.
Today I showed that I can still grind out ten miles in a day and not die. This is no Long Walk, mind you. I’m trying to flip the switch and get back to a healthy routine. Great start, as I walked more miles today than I have in the past three. Tomorrow we start to design the new family routine. I’m excited to see how it all pans out.