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I've been putting a concerted effort into finishing my Pros Big Bang story. (Yes, the one that was officially due a week ago. Fortunately, I've pulled the last posting date, at the end of October, so I've got a wee bit of time to go.)

I've been working on the climactic scene all week, and it has been like pulling teeth to write it. Like each word was a drop of blood dripped painfully onto the keyboard. Like I've completely forgotten how to write.

But last night I finally finished the last bit of that scene, and today I started into the denouement, and look at the result:

This is now officially the second longest story I've ever written. Which is funny, because when I started it I was worried I couldn't get more than 12,000 words out of the concept.

Two scenes and a bit to go, and I'm hoping it's starting to flow a bit better now. Maybe I'll even finish by the end of the weekend. Maybe. (Since we're doing an adoptive parent workshop tonight, and Ros is attending a playgroup for adopted kids tomorrow morning, and then there's the usual shopping, laundry, cleaning, meals, etc. to deal with, this is probably a false hope. But it could happen!)

In the meantime, the Big Bang is now live!