100K
I'm not sure why - maybe I just like round numbers. Maybe it's the addition of the sixth digit. Who knows.
Anyway, that's the number of words in The Far Shores as of today. Which feels like some sort of accomplishment.
I've still got a ways to go, obviously - the Central Series novels tend to average in the 130,000-135,000 range, and I'm not sure where this one will fall, but I'm certainly in the end game.
For myself, the beginning of a novel isn't so bad. It's the middle that's an uphill battle, a slog where I might only nail down a few hundred words, or just stare blankly at the Word document, on a bad day. But the end - that always flies by, at the rate of thousands of words a day. I'm well on schedule to finish the writing stage before the end of the month.
At that point, I will do a read through and rewrite of my own, bringing the beginning in line with the end, altering things that I changed during the course of the book, and making revisions that occurred to me long after the text was completed and I had moved on. Since I don't go backwards or revise until I have finished the entire text, this is an inevitable necessity for all of my novels. Then it will move to my story editors, who will critique the plot and character development, and I will make the majority of the changes they suggest. Finally, it will head off to the proofer, who will fix up my grammar and polish the text.
And then, finally, into the reader's hands.
I can't wait until The Far Shores is complete. I have a short story collection and two Unknown Kadath-themed light novels (The Mysteries of Holly Diem and the tenatively-titled Yael and the Cats of Ulthar) that are partially complete that I am just dying to finish. Next year will see at least three releases, and maybe even four, if everything works to plan!
Back to work. Best to you all.
Anyway, that's the number of words in The Far Shores as of today. Which feels like some sort of accomplishment.
I've still got a ways to go, obviously - the Central Series novels tend to average in the 130,000-135,000 range, and I'm not sure where this one will fall, but I'm certainly in the end game.
For myself, the beginning of a novel isn't so bad. It's the middle that's an uphill battle, a slog where I might only nail down a few hundred words, or just stare blankly at the Word document, on a bad day. But the end - that always flies by, at the rate of thousands of words a day. I'm well on schedule to finish the writing stage before the end of the month.
At that point, I will do a read through and rewrite of my own, bringing the beginning in line with the end, altering things that I changed during the course of the book, and making revisions that occurred to me long after the text was completed and I had moved on. Since I don't go backwards or revise until I have finished the entire text, this is an inevitable necessity for all of my novels. Then it will move to my story editors, who will critique the plot and character development, and I will make the majority of the changes they suggest. Finally, it will head off to the proofer, who will fix up my grammar and polish the text.
And then, finally, into the reader's hands.
I can't wait until The Far Shores is complete. I have a short story collection and two Unknown Kadath-themed light novels (The Mysteries of Holly Diem and the tenatively-titled Yael and the Cats of Ulthar) that are partially complete that I am just dying to finish. Next year will see at least three releases, and maybe even four, if everything works to plan!
Back to work. Best to you all.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:24AM
Wooo! Can't wait man!
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Any news on The Mysteries of Holly Diem or Yael and the Cats of Ulthar? I have every book available on Amazon, and I'm just wondering if I somehow missed these two. I'm a huge fan, so thanks a bunch!
