Well, the first draft of my new novel is complete at 98,000 words. From here it will sit in a virtual drawer for at least a month so I can return to it with fresh eyes. I have a title for the novel already but I’m paranoid when it comes to titles unless everything is set in stone. However, this paranoia does not extend to short stories. I really dislike not having new content to write so after finishing the novel I wrote a rather demented 5,000 word short story called “The Crazy Mountains”.

If you want to catch up on my “latest” writing, check out my Chicago-based story “Big, Blue Steel” in the new Sparks Fantasy Anthology (released last week):

Sparks: Exciting New Fantasy from Today’s Brightest Stars

Oh yeah, the Many Glacier thing. Well, it’s one of the most scenic places you’ll ever see. Below are a couple images from the valley. I’ve had grizzly bears inches from my tent, moose sleeping next to it (waking up at two a.m. to moose digestive noises is not fun), and bighorn rams knocking horns during the rut. For nature-lovers, it’s the apex.