October progress report: 42,000 words and counting

The first draft of The Hollow Hours just passed 42,000 words. That's roughly halfway, if my outline is honest with me (it rarely is).

September was slow — life happened, as it does — but October has been kind. Early mornings, rain, a playlist on repeat. The usual ritual.

Goal before the end of the year: finish Act Two and stop rewriting chapter three for the ninth time.