Wake-Up Call

I stayed up till the wee hours of the morning so I'm a trifle worn out, but very happy. What was I doing, you ask? Well, I sat near the fireplace, all cozy and warm, and worked on my laptop. I finished chapter 12 of the new book, went back and tweaked a couple of the early chapters, then called it a night--um, called it a morning.

A few hours later, I was up again, ready to face the manuscript with a fresh outlook.

This is what I found:


I'm sure you know what I thought about that...that...that white stuff.

But then I found this:


I guess even snow clouds have silver linings!