As I began my new novel yesterday I had an epiphany. Even though I think I know where this story and its characters are going, they are likely to surprise me with their personalities, thoughts and actions. I look forward to seeing how this plays out and hope I can overcome the need to hammer them into what I think they need to be. By the way, my goal for yesterday was 1667 words and I was given 2702 words. I am ahead of my goal! 2702 words down, 47298 to go.