As you can see, I am making significant progress on this second day of NaNoWriMo. First, I would like to thank everyone for their patience. Two years ago on October 3, 2016, my father passed away from advanced stage colon cancer. He defeated cancer once before, but this time, it reared its ugly head aggressively and quickly. There was no time to fight. Afterward, I tried to keep up with my writing, but I found my thoughts highly unorganized and unable to flow properly for a story. Now, that I've had proper time to get back on solid ground, I have two novels on which I am working. The first is my NaNoWriMo project titled, tentatively, 'Love, Lies, and Funeral Ties.' Over the coming weeks, I will post snippets from it. Please understand that all of the posts I make are protected by copyrights and intellectual rights laws. The second will be a tribute to my father, though not entirely based in fact, will be loosely based on his life. The thought behind