Here’s recent progress on the battlefield adventure about a widowed nurse from a Confederate hospital aboard a west-bound train pulled by a Union war engine — now with military intrigue, steampunk Texas rangers, undead political separatists, murderous plots, bushwackers, bandits, sabotage, and epic scenes of mayhem:

Project: Dreadnought
New Words: 3388 (2-day total)
Present Total Word Count: 21,121 words
Goal: 100,000 words

Things Accomplished in Real Life: Day-job work; a little housework; some research. Not much, frankly. I really should’ve done laundry.

Reason for Stopping: I am utterly braindead today. I’m going to sit on the couch with a cold cider and watch TV until I nap. We’ll see where the afternoon goes from there.