13,418 is pretty poor for January. Less than half the goal rate. Though this is all of Eugenia's narrative thread, and now I get to go write Blossom's, which could theoretically be easier. I've had longer to get to know Blossom.
On the plus side, _Safely You Deliver_'s first-stage copy edit came back and got turned around. The cover designer has been activated, quotation permission has been obtained, and it's feeling disturbingly real.