Draft No. 4 Begins

Yesterday I started draft no. 4.  It was back in March, the 20th or so, that I took the final snapshot of the 3rd draft.

That means I've spent more than two months just preparing for this edit.  Given a limited sample size of just four chapters, I won't be done for 6 to 8 weeks, with each chapter taking an average of two hours.

When it's done, I'd love to write about the experience, but for now, I have to focus.  Time is as precious as ever, although holding together my fraying scraps of motivations might be more important.  Each step I take is new and presents challenges I didn't expect, straining my determination.

It's a damn good thing I enjoy it.