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In process, March 2019

Persephone
I asked Ed about how well GPS works in Iran, and if normal people would have access to that, and he thought yes, so maybe my sections about wandering out into the desert are legit. This led to a discussion of what type of motorcycle Aaron might have. Apparently Kawasaki something (I wrote it down). Details are good! I feel like I’m writing fanfic rather than a novel. This is the Intervention episode. Or it might be the book’s opening scene.

“Wind/Water/Salt”.
Chapter 14: Posted
Chapter 15: Fixed pacing. Defined secondary characters. Close to posting, maybe I'll actually do two next month?  


Connecting
Critted 4
Got back 3
Subs
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Knitting
FI Corset belt. Ripped out the 1.5 inches I had and started over, PWYC (or something like it) and less invisible patterning. I will save that pattern for a project where it can be seen! I’m past where I was before and much happier with it now.
Drachen (knitty Fall 2018). Started the month couple of inches past the divide for the front. Now I’m on the back. Haven’t run out of yarn yet!
Boomerang socks (New directions in sock knitting). Finished, did not actually run out of the striped yarn. I had eight feet left.
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