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I wrote the last line of my novel.

Hold that applause.  It's not the end of this draft.  I have several scenes in the middle that I have yet to write and a few transitions as well.  But I am getting close to finishing this draft and it's exciting as hell.  My goal is to have it complete and contigous  by the 15th of this month.  Back when I set that goal I knew it was ambitious.  Now that I am closer to the date I now know that the word is actually "ludicrous."

I have a list of things to do, various items to fix before the complete contiguous drafts is officially called done.  Then I am going to set it aside for a week or so before beginning revisions.  During that time I might write nothing, but I am chomping at the bit to get started on the sequel.  I have come up with just a kick-ass ending for book two.  I'm also excited at the prospect of a writing the next book in a more intentional way with more preparation and more understanding of how to write a novel.

Bouchercon, the big mystery conference of each year is in Anchorage this year.  There are panels of course, but the real point of most of these sorts of conventions is getting face time with editors and agents.

I think I am going.