Where did the summer go?

Usually by the end of a summer vacation, I've got a new story finished and reading to edit. This summer I dragged my feet. Oh, I did write - some, but not enough and not like I should have. On a brighter note, though, I'm almost finished with the sequel to The Keeper of Moon Haven.

Now that school is about to start and I have to go back to work, I feel this push to get that story done. It's only taken me five years to write. Wow. I think the shortest time it's ever taken to write a story was three months and that was Texas Forged. It took about five months to write A Noble Sacrifice. The rest have taken on average about a year to complete.