How Time Flies! Hanging in There!

I can't believe I haven't written anything here in a while. I've been working on a book by another author -- helping him to publish it. I was out of town for a couple of days and working on and off on a manuscript I've had laying around for years. I attended a book launch party and heard good news from two writer friends -- in one case, her agent got her a two-book deal and in another, her agent accepted the manuscript (after an exhaustive rewrite) and sent it out. I was happy for both of them. It's good to see hard work finally rewarded. I also took both bits of good news, which arrived within twenty-four hours of each other, as a sign that the publishing industry is still alive. (Of course, it is.)

Happiness for my friends, unfortunately, also translated into deepening dissatisfaction with my own lack of success. I have to work harder and more consistently. I'm working on three projects right now -- one for the other writer (it's a paid gig); and two manuscripts of my own, the old one mentioned above and the new one, whose word count is displayed in the right column widget. Oh, and let me not forget the last slew of edits I made in my last manuscript. So I'm working on three of my own projects, actually. I pray that one of them will break through.