Blog Bots

Yes it was inevitable that the same people that have brought us mountains of spam in our junk mail boxes and Chat Bots that flash their messages of low mortgage rates or hot sexy girls live on webcam in various chat rooms have infiltrated the blogosphere. If you'll notice in the comments on my last post, I got two comments from the same bot boasting about two different blogs. And I've also noticed that when I click the next blog link, checking out random blogs, more than half of them are for loan companies or insurance companies or porn sites. I knew it was only a matter of time before the once crystal clear blogging waters would get dirtied.

I apologize for teasing you, but I don't see that story happening any time soon. I'm determined to get through the first draft of my novel by the end of September. If things go like they've been going, it will be about 500 or so double spaced pages. If that ends up being the truth, then I'm only halfway there. That's seven weeks roughly to crank out another 250 pages. That's about 36 pages a week. That's 5 pages a day, if I deign to write on Sundays. 6 pages a day otherwise. I've already written twelve pages this morning, and on a normal day if I get after things, I can easily whip out 5 or more pages. The key is not lounging around and then suddenly getting busy an hour or less before I have to head to work. But the wonderful thing is that the story is falling into place and the ending is not just a possibility, but a mounting inevitability. A big, slow train that is gaining speed and not likely to stop until it has reached its destination. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Can you say Amen!

But is it a good story? That's the all important question. The answer is, I don't know. I never know if what I write is any good or not. I need others to tell me that, and even then I still don't believe them. Not that they're lying but perhaps guarding my feelings. Well, my feelings don't need to be guarded anymore. I say slap me in the face if it will make things better. Anyways, I better get back to work. I just thought I should check in and apologize once again.