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Writing has skidded to a standstill this week. Between work, school, editing project, and an unexpected extended visit from my mom (she hit a deer, or more accurately a deer jumped onto her car, on her way to bring my kids back from their visit at "Grandparents Camp," and had to stay with us until the insurance company finally figured out things enough to arrange a rental car for her to go home with--certainly nothing to complain about, as we were deeply thankful everyone was all right and the car (and deer) was the only casualty, but it did cut into writing time), my days have been filled up. I was hoping to get in some writing while we were on a brief getaway up north Sunday-Tuesday, but we spent most of that trip outdoors. Which was great, and exactly what we needed! Just not conducive to writing.

However, I've caught up on my schoolwork for this week, I'm hoping to put in some hours for editing tomorrow and maybe Saturday. And then maybe Sunday I can get in some fun writing? I left Len and Maia embarking on a walk in which Maia grills Len about what exactly is going on behind the stolen papers and also why he and Aunt Amelia despise each other, so I'm looking forward to getting back to that. I've written Maia and Len as friends and partners for such a long time it's been challenging but also delightful to go back to a time when they didn't know each other at all and hadn't built up any trust between them--yet.