Progress Report

First draft stands at about 37k.  I'm not pleased with the progress I've made this month.  And I'm probably not going to finish the first draft by Thanksgiving.

The good news is that I've taken a fair number of notes about changes that need to happen.  Those changes are necessary, because the story currently sucks.  :(

I've also got a preliminary outline for Mars.  It still needs lots of fleshing out, though.

Anyway, that's where I'm at. 

In the meantime, here's a cool video: