We’re almost two-thirds of the way through November, and I’m about two-thirds of the way through my novel! After putting down a good 2,500 words yesterday, I stayed up and made a basic cover, based on the idea that’s been in my head since before Day 1.

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At the end of Cloud Atlas, I quipped, “I’m not sure if I just saw one good movie, or six mediocre ones.” To be honest, I’m kind of leaning towards the latter.

Cloud Atlas is a movie setting out to be an epic, created by the Wachowskis (the duo that brought you The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (of Run Lola Run, which I haven’t seen yet). It’s set up with six loosely connected stories that lead from the 1800s to the distant future (cited as the 24th century in the credits). It’s based on the book by David Mitchell.

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