[pictures] Come to San Francisco...

...we have buffalo!




Yes, we have buffalo in Golden Gate Park, not too far from us! :)

[writing] Okay, so I've sort of been goofing off a bit.

Granted, the first few days of this past week were productive, as I was able to get a few more pages done on Love Like Blood, which I think has come out in the lead as far as who's leaving the front door next in a nice package to a friendly editor/agent. I'm already halfway through it, and I'm happy with what I'm seeing so far, so we'll see where it goes.

As for A Division of Souls, this one seems to be evolving into one of those projects you work on for decades in hope that it eventually ends with something shiny and readable. I'm still in need of rearranging/cleaning up/editing the first four or five chapters--gods know they need it--and there even may be a Sniny Brand New Chapter or Two in there to replace the weak spots. Specifically, I'm finding that it is important to have Governor Rieflin in there, even if his plot is somewhat secondary--he's there as a voice of the unaffected, someone to give voice to those who fear what's happening (and to me, it seems a little strange to completely keep that out). An encapsulation of Vox Populi in a way, I suppose. He's misguided, but he means well, and eventually he'll learn the truth, just like everyone else.

Other than that...I've been doing a bit of goofing off too. Still trying to get out of Vacation Mode, even if it is a three-day weekend!

More soon, perhaps at jonchaisson.