Jericho is coming back and I'm still not writing CNM

as a comic, according to this short post, which Sarah nicely found and sent to me. I know this show was not to everyone's taste, but it really worked for me, and I'm glad I'll get to read more about it in the future.

A few folks have asked me why it's taking me longer than usual to plot Children No More. I don't have a simple answer, but I think the sources of the delay are three:

* I'm a bit afraid of the darkness and themes of this book, so I'm probably proceeding too cautiously.

* It's structurally more complex than the others, so I have to work more to be sure I have the pieces in the right places.

* I want a better answer for a certain part of the plot than I have. I have several solutions to the problem, but I want a better one. I will find it.

I will finish plotting, and I will finish this book, but I'm not done with the first yet. I'll make sure Toni has it in time for its June, 2010 appearance, however; I have no doubts on that front.

On the road again

Tomorrow, I head to TED (okay, technically, TED @Aspen, but, still, it's TED). As I've mentioned previously, I'm quite excited to be going.

I'm not as excited about flying while fighting the dregs of the flu, but I'm going to hope for a magical rest tonight and a clean bill of health in the morning. More seriously, I do hope to feel better, as I have been doing each day since this bug hit me hard Friday night.

We're nearly at the end of the boxed set of the first season of Jericho, and I have to say that I'm really enjoying it. Each time I think it's going to turn too rosy-eyed, it brings back some grit. I recommend it.

We've also begun watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I find it easy to see why some critics found it a long insider joke and entirely too much Hollywood about Hollywood, but it is also smart and funny and heartfelt, and I quite like it. I recommend it as well.

I'll pack tomorrow, but I must work on the outline tonight, so I will sign off. My next entry will come from Aspen, which has had over twenty-one (yes, 21) feet of snow already this year. Time to break out my boots.