Word Count: 37,694

A lesson learned – yesterday’s day off was not necessarily a good idea in this challenging situation. Getting back into the swing after a day off was more difficult than I expected. I had to reacquaint myself with some of my characters and what they’re supposed to be doing. However, I think I’ve managed to arrest the slide and now I’m back in the saddle.

It’s all too easy to say I won’t write today, but I can’t because that might extend to several days and all too soon I wouldn’t be a writer. I would become, in the words of Dorothy C Fontana, just someone who dreams of being a writer.