Help, I've Fallen Off the Blogging Wagon

Okie Dokie...one big step and I'm back on. My computer had a bit of a malfunction--dead network card. It's kind of hard to blog on dial-up.

So what's on your mind? Mine is still busy editing, editing, editing. Though I've been a bit distracted with weeding flower beds and sucking water out of the basement from all the rain we've had.

I am toying with a new beginning for my novel and getting to the action a bit sooner. So I'll see where it takes me. I do have to say I love my characters. Is it wierd to say they seem real? Okay, maybe it's just me, but I talk to my protragonist while I'm writing. Usually, it's because I'm trying to justify why I'm making her do something.

How about you? Do you talk to your characters? Do they talk back?