Christmas prep and writing

On Sunday all the kids were around, and they put up our tree.  Jay had to work, so decorations were left to Thea and Brian, and while it's a small tree this year, it looks very lovely.  This will be the first year with all the kids home, the fiance included.  I am looking forward to the holiday with great anticipation!

Got back to work today, starting a round of revisions on September Story, for publication late next spring.  But more pressing was pulling out the WIP; six chapters of For God And Country remain, and I hadn't touched that poor manuscript in over a week.  Usually I'm pretty focused, daily writing of a novel until it's done.  Other things have been higher on the list, but with an open morning, I sat down, read over the last few pages, then listened to a song from Death Cab For Cutie; "Unobstructed Views".  I took a sip of tea, gazed out the window, then set fingers to the keyboard.  A few hours later I had a chapter completed, which felt so GOOD!  I'm hoping to finish the novel before the end of the year, but if it lingers into January, well, so be it.  Thea has finals this week, her whirlwind visit north over the weekend a taste of what it will be like soon; she flies back to our neck of the woods this Friday for a nice long break.  Bob has some doctor visits, Christmas shopping to accomplish, but I did get my cards sent out.  The tree is up, decorations scattered.  I need to get the holiday dishes in the cupboards, need to have a look at the next book in the Alvin's Farm series.  I'm enjoying having my husband around, especially since he's feeling pretty well.  It was a treat with all the kids close on Sunday; Thea and Brian even sat through the evening footie, bless their hearts!  I love this season, the closing of another year, reflecting on what the last eleven months have wrought.  Plenty of good things for my family, a few dicey moments too.  Overall, it's been a fine collections of days, but I'll tackle a wrap-up in a future post.

For now, I'm just relieved to get another chapter under my belt.  Also pondering indie publishing; if you're interested in Amazon's latest move with independent authors, have a look here.  I wrote some musings on my publishing blog; lots to consider if going indie tickles your fancy.