Some headway

Well, this past month has been very unproductive in the writing arena. I've actually been doing my day job, believe it or not. My last hitch over here in Oman was slow, so I wrote a lot more. This time, we're actually busy, so I've had less time for words. I caught a bit of a break in the action a few days ago and have been able to put together a preliminary chapter breakdown of my novel. I'm happy with the story, but not so thrilled with the length. It looks like this thing is going to be somewhat shorter than I'd hoped.

Ah well, life goes on.

So, I'll be heading home to my family in less than two weeks now. I'm very excited to get home. The more I think about it, the more convinced I become that I'm not in the right place. Sure this gig is paying the bills, but my Sweet Love is constantly telling me how much harder it is to deal with everything when I'm gone, how much the kids all miss me and need my presence. I have always maintained that no job is so important that I'll let my family suffer to do it. Now I just need an exit strategy. I'm pretty sure that I'm going to do one more hitch over here after this one, and then I won't be back. I'll most likely try to go back to Wyoming for a little while if something else doesn't come up in the mean time.

I guess we'll see.

Anyway, I'll keep after the writing. That's my future. As long as I keep my chin up, it's bound to happen. I love all those who are supporting me in this, and hope to have good news about the stories I have submitted soon.