Chapter 23 of The Pool Girl is almost ready for proofing. I need to give it at least one more pass tomorrow, maybe two. The last few weeks have been ... interesting from a creative standpoint. Honestly, I was burned out. My wife often, correctly, accuses me of constantly being busy. I do it to myself. But I hit a point where I was burning too many candles on both ends and in the middle and I just went brain dead for about a week. I worked but off work I just retreated and did non-creative stuff. I read, I watched movies, I just kind of was. And I sat down to start writing again Saturday and I felt some sparks start to jump again. It felt really good.