Three days ago I came down with a terrible dose of the flu. This morning I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and use my time in bed constructively. I set up my computer in the bedroom, connected my new Dragon program (a voice recognition program that types while you talk) and got to work. I've never written before this way. Normally I write longhand, then type it into my computer later. It felt a little weird at first, just telling the story like an old Irish Seanachie, but I was really happy with the outcome. I made it up as I went along and ended up with two chapters I'm pretty happy with.