The typed pages of Novel-planning smell like a book. This, I find reassuring.

Yes, I am pulling it out, stretching my mind, entangling my fingers in the details once again. Determination, driven by the usual source. The new releases of HarperCollins, including so many new authors and books, and I experience a surge of covetousness.

Mine. It's purely visceral. I want it.

Now, I guess, we see whether I want it enough.