It has been a while since I updated you on the creative projects AV and I are working on.

If you remember from late February, she had ditched the novel-writing plan to focus all of her efforts on a different project. She thought back then it would be ready to share by April 1, but it’s not quiiiite there yet.

I assure you she’s really close, even though I temporarily destroyed months of her work and nearly got punched in the face. But everything is fine now and she’s happy with the way things are turning out.

So, the absolute deadline for officially launching is May 1. Full details then.

As for my project, today was the deadline for completing my novel outline. I finished last week, but after talking to AV I have had to rethink some things. Let’s say it’s 97 percent done.

I posted a cryptic note on Facebook a few days ago asking “question without context: Sophie or Leah?”

AV convinced me I should change the name of one of the lead characters, and those were our two finalists. Despite a votes for George and for “nothing,” I can tell you the lead female character is now named Sophie.

Now it’s time to start writing. I still have to work out the final 3 percent of the outline, but the issues are near the end of the story so it’s not critical I figure that out today.

Stay tuned.