I've got a bunch of stuff to post here, I just need to get motivated.

Right now, most of my time and energy (what little I have) are going into only two things: my next novel and coursework.

The novel may require heavy revisions although a look at the problem spots last night revealed that the problems may not be as severe as I had previously thought. It is about 6,000 words too short, though (my current target is 52,000 words and I'm only at about 46,000 from beginning to end).

I also have a bunch of assignments due very soon, including two items due Wednesday, so I have to use all my time this week for coursework. That means if I want to get any writing done (and I do) I have until about midnight tonight to get it done.

I really hope this novel turns out to be as good as I had planned. I've shown my latest short story to a couple of people and they liked it; that one won't be posted until I've made a serious attempt to submit it to some sci-fi publications. Currently it's under submission to Analog and I don't think they allow you to submit in more than one place while you're in their submissions queue.

Needless to say, I'm going to be very quiet for a few days or weeks but I promise, I'm doing something worthwhile this time and I think I can confidently pull a "Godfather II" with this Goldenlea sequel.