This morning Milady and I broke our fasts together, and Genghis Khan came up in conversation (as he does from time to time). Of course, this conversation ended with a new novel idea burning in my brain, or at least a long short story.
This, of course, makes for one novel on my desk, a massive revision on deck, a major short story revision on top of that, etc. etc. etc., and then this new Khan novel. For those of you in the know, this one will be more alternate history than historical thriller or straight-up fantasy, but it will be a lot of fun. Now if I can only write fast enough to get to it before something *else* distracts me! Fortunately my cell phone has a voice memo function.
On the plus side, I’m almost done with Part I (first third, roughly) of the new book.
By the way: Watch David Tennant and Patrick Stewart in Hamlet, streaming now at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/hamlet/watch-the-film/980/ . More on this Monday, when my unmentionable bits are not so pressed against the wall.