Two days ago I started brainstorming a new novel, a near-future thriller. It’s a mash-up of some ideas that came to me while writing short stories, and of course there’s no guarantee that it will go anywhere. Maybe I’ll abandon it in a week. Also, I have doubts that a general audience will find this sort of book — if it turns out to be as I envision — credible, coming from someone with an old-fashioned, feminine name like mine. But whatever. I’m kind of excited about it because I’m seeing a lot of potential. So — onwards!