The start-of-the-day word count is 6471, and I'm midway through a scene on page 20. A narrative direction snuck up on me, with actual character movement, and I have a better sense of where I'm going now. I already know the ending and some of the major events, but there's still quite a lot of open field to move around in. Certain characters have left the narrative and will return, others won't, and I still need to flesh out some of the background stuff. I might do character-building exercizes in my head while I'm at work. I'm pleased with the names, so far.
I need to get ahold of Steph, only of course she's moved and has some new, mysterious phone number. I can't remember her work number, either--