OK, this is a weird but good idea I think

I have no idea if anybody else has done something like this before, but it just seems right to me.

I'm going to start the second draft of The Sorcerer's Daughter while I'm still writing the first draft.

So, I'll write some more on Part II of this thing, then go back and work on the rewrite of Part I. I think, for this particular story, that this will work. There's quite a bit of plot I need to add anyway, and I'm looking forward to writing it, so I may as well go ahead and get started. But, I'm digging the part I'm working on now, too, so I get to keep doing that.

We'll see if that works. I'll let you know, of course.

I've almost finished my first painting. All that's left to do is to spray it with sealant, which I will do tomorrow, after the paint I put on it today dries.

The painting is of Drew, the central character in The Sorcerer's Daughter, and I was trying for sort of a minimalist, stylistic approach. It actually illustrates one of the scenes I'll be adding during the rewrite. I think it's not bad, considering it's my first attempt at painting. I'll post pictures of it here when I'm done with it, in a couple of days, for your delight and edification.

My desktop PC is dying. It's been struggling along for a while now and desperately needs to be replaced--now, though, it keeps crashing. Fortunately, the price of desktop PCs has really come down. Unfortunately, it's still more money than I can afford to spend right now. Luckily I can get by without it for a while.

Writing, rewriting, drawing, and finishing off this painting--that's my upcoming weekend. Maybe computer shopping, or maybe I'll wait a while. We'll see how that works.

So, stay tuned to get a look at Drew, appearing here sometime over the next couple of days!