Today marks the end of a two-month summer break during which I've been working full-time on my novel to the exclusion of my real estate projects. Despite two intrusions (an attack of tennis elbow and a trip to Real Estate Connect and Mythcon), my novel has advanced from 60 pages to 150 pages drafted, an addition of 90 pages in seven weeks. I'd like to thank my real estate clients because without their support this progress wouldn't have been possible.