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I’ve been spending a lot of time indoors lately, mainly working from home in the day, and then working on my novel in the evenings. It’s coming along pretty well, actually – thanks for asking. I’m not too far off finalizing a ‘first’ draft (although it’s been through a few different incarnations over the year). I’m actually excited about it. I think it’s something, you know? It’s a weird experience, writing a book – especially when no one has actually asked you to. There’s no agent looking in on my progress and no publisher wanting pages handed in. I’m very much out in the wilderness, left to my own devices (laptops, mainly). It’d be a shame if I worked this hard on it, and in the end nobody wanted to publish it, but I’m having enough fun writing it that I’m trying not to think too far ahead right now. I’m just trying to get across that narrative finish line, so I can let a few friends read it.
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