Paksworld

The second book has now crossed the 150,000 word mark, with all but one (shortish, probably not useful) outlier chapter braided into it.

At this point, that means I should be shaping for the ending of this volume, and that’s about right.  I expect it to swell out over the length I’ve set (equal to the first volume) and then shrink back down during editing (mine and the editor’s.)  It will be easier to see what really belongs to it and what doesn’t when the kitchen sink and all are piled in there together.

The end run has a lot of stuff to fit in and should be written all in one swift burst…dastardly deeds by our enemies, heroic deeds by our friends, discoveries, reconciliations, all that kind of stuff.   Unfortunately, I’m expecting the copy edits to arrive next Monday, with a short turnaround time and still have work to do for my UK editor on book one as well.

Today, however, the story is running free, so I’ll get back to it.