Periodically, I mention recording or doing musical projects or make excuses about my word counts. 'Sorry, couldn't finish that chapter, I was recording.' 'Oops, didn't process edits, I was recording.' Well, it being a sort of doleful Tuesday, and much of my weekend having been devoured by recording, I decided that I should provide an example of exactly what that means. So here you go, world:

'Wicked Girls Saving Ourselves.'

This is a very rough take, and I know that I pop the mic a few times (among other things). Basically, we recorded vocals and guitar on the same track to give people something to rehearse from, and Kristoph retreated to perform acts of strange alchemy resulting in a truly awesome guitar part being unleashed upon the world. At that point, I'll go back in and record a real vocal line, one sans unpleasant popping. But for now, that's the song, and I am glad of it.

Life is good.

Current stats:

Words: 5,750.
Total words: 5,750.
Reason for stopping: I finished chapter two.
Music: the soundtrack to Weird Romance.
Lilly: standing guard by my chair.

I basically reset the word counter, because I had to rip up and re-do everything after I realized that I had started this book from the wrong point of view. Lots and lots and lots of work. On the other hand? The book is awesome now. First draft awesome, which means it's all going to change, and in six months I'll look back on this post and be all 'what were you smoking?' at myself, but still, I can see that it is awesome, and that it has the potential to rock my tiny world.

Every chapter begins with a little quote from one of the members of the extended family -- and it's very, very extended; I have four generations totally mapped, with options on generations five and six -- to sort of give you an idea of what sort of upbringing our dear Very is the product of. I love the book, but these quotes may be my favorite part. Well, those, and the mice.

So the first two chapters are now out for review, and I'm going to return to somewhat more pressing pursuits, like processing edits for Late Eclipses of the Sun and Lycanthropy and Other Personal Issues and The Mourning Edition and dear gods, I am clearly an android. But I'm a happy android. I have introduced people to Verity.

All good things will come from here.