Making progress on the outline.

Amazing what a help a quiet house can be.

So I've thought more about this outline for the new Ben story. I haven't gotten any closer on what my vamp wants that the wolves are unwilling to give him (it needs to be something completely reasonable from his perspective and unreasonable from theirs, which I think is why it's giving me trouble).

But I've gotten closer to a motivation for the Pack re: assimilating an unwilling Ben and Janni into their structure, and another reason this goes horribly wrong for everyone involved, and I've come up with a working title for it too, which gives me a happy. I mean, I've got an END at the bottom of the steampunk werewolf western, have had for quite some time now, and it still doesn't have a title.

I've also figured out that I need to reverse my Plot Turn 2 and my Midpoint, which is a perfectly acceptable thing to do as far as I'm concerned. I'm not locked into the structure; I'm flexible enough to realize that it's a guideline rather than a commandment.

Finally, it's cooking. I should kick my family out more often.

My tweets

• Fri, 12:42: "It is unlawful to sell or permanently transfer a handgun to...a person under 21."--CT gun law. Shooter was 20. Aren't gun laws awesome.
• Fri, 12:49: "A law enforcement official in Washington said the attacker was a 20-year-old man with ties to the school." --http://t.co/SWitCUJZ
• Fri, 13:51: Okay, I'm going back to outlining the new Ben story now. This is bad for my blood pressure, and I can't do anything about it anyway.
• Fri, 15:13: We have a national policy on guns, Mayor Bloomberg. It's called the Second Amendment to the US Constitution. Maybe you should read it.
• Fri, 15:49: @glencooley @BradThor This is what a concealed carry permit is for. I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
• Fri, 16:13: Never attempt to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.
• Fri, 22:24: Tired of lectures from people who don't know which end of the tube the round comes out of. We already have an automatic weapons ban, Rupert.
• Sat, 11:09: Okay. Magnum opus flipped after a "didn't hold" (ouch) rejection. Time to stare at this outline some more. And not read the news. I'm done.
• Sat, 11:42: Making progress on the outline.… http://t.co/jPPYizqD