All right, despite the brutal heat, I am foraging forward. Grog IV has reached 78k words, rough draft, which means I’m very confident of meeting and passing my target of 80k (standard for any novel I write).

I am two-thirds finished with the final plot arc, and the closing is visualized, but lacking in some details. Still, it is fair to say that the rough draft is near completion.

Here’s hoping that everyone is safe from the floods, fires, drought, heat, and Russian invasions.