Why I haven’t been bloggin’ a lot lately:

• Entered National Novel Writing Month again. Made the 50,000 words in 30 days quota, that entity’s standard of “winning.” Unlike the last time I did NaNoWriMo, I haven’t posted the rough draft of my story here. The reason: It’s still only two-thirds done; when I do finish it, I plan to rigorously edit and cut some of the extraneous verbiage I’d inserted in order to pad my daily word counts for NaNoWriMo purposes. (The subject, you ask? It’s the saddest town in America. No, it’s not Seattle.)
• Started another, nonfiction, commercial book project. All I can say right now is Vanishing Seattle readers might like it.
• Redoubled my efforts to get what I really want. That’s a job. A regular job, where I’d go somewhere, do something (and do it well), and receive a living wage in return. All suggestions welcome. (Note: By “job,” I do not mean unpaid or on-spec writing “opportunities.” I’m not looking for something fun. I’m looking for something that pays.)