10/21 - So this is the future...if the Cubs actually win I'll be a little freaked out - just sayin'.

It's been a great week of writing so far. I finished the story arcs for both Sollin and Varzeth, and tied them nicely into Keila's. Now I'm working on Lark Prentice's arc.

So far I've been hitting my page goals for each arc, so I'm on track for having this book be about the same size in page-count as the first one. Not that that's necessary, but it definitely satisfies the OCD. I'd still love to know how thick my book would be if it was printed in standard paperback format. Maybe someday...

So Lark will have two interesting dilemmas:
1) How does he do his job successfully when there are so many obstacles (literally) in his path? Otherwise, why bother waking up in the morning?
2) When is it appropriate to move on from the death of his fiancé? Should he move on at all? How does he cope with accepting the obvious affections of another without feeling guilty? It's not infidelity; after all, Keila died...

We call them donut holes, but what we're actually referring to should be called 'donut cut-outs' or 'donut-chunks', or perhaps even 'donut-globes'. The hole in a donut is the result of punching out the dough that had previously occupied that space, and since a hole is literally defined as an opening or empty space in the middle of something, it means you actually get a hole every time you buy a donut. That's right; free hole with every donut purchase! If a bakery wanted to be snarky about it, they could sell you a box with nothing in it the next time you order a dozen donut holes.

Remember kids: words have meaning, and meaning has power. You wouldn't be careless with a nuclear warhead, would you?