The process (here is the beginning of the GRIND) took a full year, writing during lunch breaks as I studied the Arabic language at the Defense Language Institute.  Eventually, 500 words at a time, I reached a point where I had put flesh on a very, very rough skeleton of a first draft. via not-quite-right.net…

It’s a combination of channeling spirits and full on demon possession. These characters with their witticisms and neediness don’t like it when I wander too far off. Immersed in the writing is taking every free minute. I’m hanging on for the ride since I’m foggy on who exactly is driving. That outline seemed like a…