Worked on "Postcards" today. I like the direction it's taking. I'm not making too many changes, which is good. Found the book, Sister Magic, which should prove helpful. When I write the "raffle" scene I'd like it to be mostly funny. I need to figure out how Delia can express her love for the doll. May need to use her thoughts and dialogue. Yes, I need to get more of her thoughts in there. It's unusual for me not to have internal thoughts in a book. However, most 8 year olds don't have many. But when reading Ramona, Cleary gets lots of Ramona's thoughts in a chapter. Ramona is a thoughtful child. Delia can be thoughtful, also. If I find I have too many and it's too revealing I can take some out. Better to have too many in the beginning. I think once I get started back with "butt in chair" I can finish the book in two weeks. That is my goal. End of December.