In the interest of giving myself a little kick in the pants, I'll be making a big fuss every time I complete a new chapter of my book. So, last night I finished Chapter 31, just in time to go to karate class. It was the first chapter I'd finished in a month, what with this and that and the other. I'm hoping to knock out Chapter 32 this weekend. You'll know whether or not I do.

I project 49 chapters in all, plus a postlude. Unfortunately, I also project about a thousand manuscript pages. We're at 641 right now. Argh!