Taking a little vacation. Though not from blogging, clearly.

Last year, I set up a number of milestones: 100,000 words, 200,000 words, 250,000 words, and then finally 280,000 words. As each one passed, I'd pause for a day or two, then be like...hmm...and set up another little countdown-meter in my writing spreadsheet and go back to work. This came to kind of a high point in November and December when the only day…