40 Days and 40 Chapters

My goal is to polish one chapter a day for forty days--this means my MS will be ready to send out some random day in July.  But, in the meantime, I have big plans to read and review some really cool YA books.  Since I'm hip deep in Cassandra Clare's CITY OF FALLEN ANGELS and Ellen Hopkin's TRICKS (yeah, I know, how the heck am I reading two books at the same time??? Never been able to do that before...) and I have a book queue longer than my driveway, I'm thinking my deadline is flaccid at best.

So, what other big plans do I have for the summer?  I don't know, not much.  It's really, really, REALLY hot and humid in southern Florida in the summer, so most of my activities will either be in the AC or the pool.  That pretty much limits me to reading, writing, and watching Shark Week (whenever that comes on).  Don't laugh, you know you watch it, too.

Oh yeah, and I'm crinkling out the details of my next novel, too.

So, if you don't see or hear from me for forty days and forty nights, don't go looking for an ark.  Look for a polished manuscript and a very nervous writer.  How do I feel about the craziness ahead? 

Bring on the rain. (Jo Dee Messina)