Nearing The End

For those of you following, I am aware that I have not been posting with the same frequency as I did when I began, but I assure you, this is not because I have been skimping or forgetting.  It is, actually, in fact because I have been writing so much, that I simply haven't had time for extra-curricular activities (ie: blogging). 

Last night I did the last big chunk of surgery from the First Draft and finished out with a total of 68 pages (maybe 2/3 edited and reworked into the book, and 1/3 of brand new writing).  It was fantastic.  This brings me up to a total word count of 60K, and approximately 230ish pages.  The end is almost literally in sight.  Aside from a few minor detours, I can see where I am going and where I want to end up. This is very exciting.  And believe me when I say that it was difficult to force myself to go to bed last night at 1:30 a.m., even knowing that I was going to have to be up at 7 with the dinos.  I still tossed and turned for a good half hour, wishing I was downstairs clacking away on my laptop.

In other news, the dinos are doing great :)

My Raptor went to the zoo with us on Sunday and had a wonderful time.  Apparently, he had more fun trying to throw rocks in the water near the fences than actually viewing the animals.  (I'm just glad he didn't throw rocks at the lions and have us either eaten or kicked out).  My T-Rex is pretty much walking completely on her own now.  She's babbling more now and I am sure she will be talking before long.  So exciting times here at the dino farm. 

You know, that name originally comes from a game called Dinopark Tycoon that my husband played when he was younger.  One time, before we had dinos of our own, he told me that I was like his purple dinosaur.  This particular dinosaur was stupendously expensive to buy and once you had it, it would only eat room service.  It would sing for the guests and be the star attraction, but every so often it would just keel over and die, costing you a small fortune to replace it.

I'm still not sure to this day if it is a compliment or insult, but I'd be happy to live on room service.

Anyhow, that's all the news for now.  If I am not back for a week, it should be because I am nearing the final word count of the book.  I hope.