As usual, as I am writing, the story continues to evolve and develop in strange and often very different ways from what I thought would happen. Apparently those pesky voices in my head are back at work telling me their story again. If I simply step back and listen to them the writing turns out far better than if I try to force it go the way I imagined it would.
My best estimate at this time is that I will finish the first draft by the end of May and have it ready to send out to a couple of Beta readers and grammar checkers sometime in June. Hopefully it will be ready to send in to my publisher by late July, early August. Then the final edits get going to add that polish to the story. Or totally rip it apart. Either way, it is fun to get moving again.
I still haven't decided on a cover yet, so let me know what you think of these options.