Jumping in

I'm pretty much done with my research at this point. It's all gathered together inside Scrivener. So now I've got to start writing. Actually, I already have--done about 500 words or so, but I don't know if I'll keep them. I'm trying to understand my main characters, and part of that involves writing scenes with them that probably won't end up in the final narrative. That's okay, though, because I want them to ring true. I've mainly got to find time now just to sit myself down in the chair (or somewhere else) and write. And that's the really hard part.