Kim Jong-Il

is now a character in the book. Either this book has gone insane or I have.

Actually, that's not an either/or.

But I am only a short hop away from the part of the book I've been looking forward to. William S. Frankenstein is going to narrate his life story, just before I get Tom out of this totally unfeasible situation he's in.

Then, the denouement.

So I see the shape of it now. More or less.

Never underestimate the tenacity of a terrified mind.

I'm a whole different writer when I'm scared.