Apologies once again *But here's what Adam looks like when he does write*

Well, the good news is that I finally think I drove the midget off for good. I let him read several sections of my novel and after he finished crying he spent a fitful, nightmare filled night, and I haven't seen him since.

Days I missed posting:

Day 19: 1617
Day 20: 1684
Overall: 38,194

I haven't gotten much writing done yet today, but I'm approaching the climax. Simon did something really surprising yesterday and I'm not sure what to do with it. He, of course, was content to complete his strange action and then watch me scratch my head without so much as a hint of explanation or a bit of help. Bastard.

I'm hoping I can get to 40,000 by the end of the day. Maybe not, but I'll try.
Writing was hard all weekend, and yes, I actually managed not to write at all on Friday. It made it even harder to write on Saturday. I think I'm feeling the curse of being ahead: I have days to spare, so I don't feel the pressure to write that I did in the beginning. Approaching the end, it's actually harder to sit down and do it. Let this be a lesson to all of you: it takes more discipline to stay ahead than to get ahead.

I'm really starting to worry about running out of story before 50,000 words. I have a few ideas on how to pad the word total, like re-writing scenes without deleting anything, or writing multiple endings, but we'll see, maybe I won't need to.

Jenny, I am right alongside Barbara in the awe department. You leave me staring like a slack-jawed yokel at your prose. Oh, and what you wrote doesn't even scratch the surface of porn. I'll give you some lessons later.

Barbara, I'm very excited that Brady is making a move on Naomi. I want to read the whole thing to see how that turns out.

Bob, keep slogging. Do you need to borrow my boots? I want to hear/see/read more of what you've written.

10 Days to go.