Greetings from my desk, where I am currently in the process of finishing the final draft of my new book. It's been a very long time since I posted any news, and I'm grateful to those readers who have been waiting so patiently to hear an update. But several of you have also been asking where I am and whether I'm ever coming back! Just to reassure you, I'm still here, and still writing. In fact, I plan to have the final draft of my next book done by the end of this year.

So why...