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The earth surges and cracks. Suddenly a wiggly pink snout emerges out of the freshly disturbed soil, whiffles tentatively, and then with a lurch and a heave, the rest of the animal appears! Is it? Yes! It's the elusive amyii thomsonia emerging after a long winter of writing and Not Much Else! Blinking blearily in the late winter sunshine she looks around, and sees her shadow. Curses! Six more months of editing!

Or in other words, Hi, I'm back, at least for a bit. Forgive me father, for I have sinned. It's been more than 14 months since my last LJ post. So here's what I've been up to:

I've just finished the second draft of my novel Nomad, currently weighing in at 147,372 words(abt. 522 manuscript pages,in Times Pinyin, anyway). My back went out in early July, just as I finished the first draft. Oh ow! It was a herniated L3-L4 disk. It's better now, thanks to steroids. But it's not a 100%. I'm going to take a month or two off before I dive back into the book. My life is in shreds, I'm exhausted, and I need a break. It will give me time for more exercise, which is what really helps my back. I also need to talk to people, especially people who are not my wonderful husband or daughter. I need to go on a diet, I need to do my taxes. And I need to find the floor in my office and bedroom. The Elders say that once upon a time there was a desk under all that paper.... Archaeological housekeeping. There's a lot of catch up. But I'll endeavor to be a more regular LJ-er. That's the news! More follows on a more somber subject....