another update

I've posted the next chapter of AGL. I actually drafted most of it at the same time as the last chapter (and one small section was written weeks ago), but only now have I had the chance to polish it and get it up.

The next chapter is started, maybe half finished. It's somewhat transitional in nature and those are always hard for me, so it may be a little while. But perhaps not. Or perhaps I'll be so sucked into the new Gabaldon that I won't get any chance to write at all for a few days!

stuff

Third lines added.

A student asked me for advice about writing today, and I felt so glad to be able to speak from recent experience rather than dim memory. She was having trouble with a personal statement, which is just about the hardest kind of writing there is. I went in the "just put your thoughts down on paper (or rather, computer screen) and don't worry about whether they're any good -- you can always go back and edit them later" direction, and I think she found it really helpful. In such moments, I'm genuinely pleased to be doing what I do.