Almost....

I've been writing and re-writing my current WIP and I am so close to finishing. By the time I finish my "first drafts," I've redone so many scenes and re-started so many times that even though I call it my first-and-a-half draft, it really equates to writing about 200,000 words and cutting 140,000 of them. This time around, there have been four or five first chapters, almost as many seconds...two days ago I wrote the climax, and this morning I cut it, brainstormed, and wrote it again.
I still have plenty of editing ahead of me--carefully planned out in my full-to-bursting notebook, complete with reminders like: "Find boring sentences. Make them interesting or beautiful or cut them," or, "Double check historical details and timeline," or, "Put in more food!"
But that's a job for next week. Today, I'm just enjoying feeling like this:

!!!!!!

Yes, it is possible to feel like a row of bright orange exclamation points. I only wish I could make the font bigger.

I'll tell you a little more about the story soon.

For now, back to work.