But I know there are no excuses, so this week will be better (I start counting new weeks on Monday for anything work-related).

I promise, promise, promise that I will do my bare minimum of 500 words today.

On a positive note, one day last week I did try the double-session I mentioned (two separate 500-word blocks during the day). It worked well. If I can get myself in the habit of doing it regularly, I think that could be a good system for me. I got more done, without feeling like I was doing more – if only I could find ways to do that in all aspects of my life. :)

I”m happy to say I was finally able to come up with a working title for this novel – Animus. I don’t know if I’ll pitch it under that name, but having a title helps to keep me focused on the “essence” of the story–it’s simple and sums up the overall atmosphere well.

My only problem with the title (which I otherwise love) is that there was apparently a self-published book put out last year under that title. Given, titles aren’t protected by copyright so there’s no serious issue in using it, but we’ll see how it goes.

At that point I’ll look at the status of the other book and see if it might present problems marketing-wise. And of course, pitching it under that name doesn’t mean the title wouldn’t be changed by an edior if the book is picked up later.