A new year, a new opportunity to commit! The holidays can be such a distraction to my regular writing schedule. I don't believe in making new year's resolutions, but I do believe in renewing commitments. I have about 75 pages to review and revise of my second novel "Staying Afloat," the story of a 40-something stay-at-home wife and mother who morphs into a sex-crazed adulteress, before I can go back to my first novel for another read-through.

I find I can't work on two projects at once, so will press on with the editing of the second novel, so I can get to my goal of strengthening my first novel -- then, back to querying agents. Perseverance is the key, and if I commend myself on nothing else (which isn't true, I know I'm a good writer), I will persevere! You can count on it!

Happy New Year and may 2008 bring all of us health and prosperity!