I toasted the New Year early with cold medicine, and despite some occasional fuzzy thinking throughout the evening I finished writing my novel tonight at about 10:30 p.m. EST.
MARE NUBIUM — THE SEA OF CLOUDS now goes into some light editing before I release the draft to a few trusted readers. Hopefully the review and revision process will take less time than the writing did.
So, with thankfulness that I was able to meet that goal before 2008 expired, I say: Happy New Year!
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Congratulations of finishing the book. When do I get to read it?
Congratulations!