*thud*

[lagilman]

90,000 words, and 325 pages later... the draft of BURNING BRIDGES is done.

Three weeks ahead of deadline.


Now to let it sit for a day or two, and begin the "does any of this actually make sense?" read-through. With luck, and kind gods, I'll be able to hand the polished draft off exactly on deadline.


At which point it will sit on her desk for a month-plus, but it won't be my responsibility any more.





Oh fuck. Now I have to start re-outlining book five....

Comments

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

Jealous, jealous, I'm so jealous ... *g*

I'm 46k words in to a projected wordcount of around 170k. Aaaarrrggghhhh!

[lagilman]

Matrice and I agreed after four books that I Just. Don't. Write. Over 100,000.


After our joint revisions are worked into the manuscript, it'll probably come out to around 95,000, which is close enough for production work. Thankfully, these books have lots of dialogue, so the page count works out, either way.

[karenmiller.livejournal.com]

I've learned that I always have more story in me than I think I do. My very very very first puttings together of the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker duology came in as a standalone at 140. When I split it into 2 volumes, vol 1 came in at 165 and vol 2 at nearly 180. I just have to have faith that I can do it, that I can complete the marathon. Some days that's more challenging than others ... *g*

Go you on another ms completed. How hugely accomplished of you!

[ex-fashioni.livejournal.com]

Congrats-- Give me another three weeks or so and I should be joining you in the dance of manuscript completeness.

Gods and little fishes willing.

[housellama.livejournal.com]

W00T!

Us consumers are still eagerly awaiting book 3, but to hear that book 4 is well on it's way to doneness has me already salavating.

-Tug

[havocthecat]

*cheers you on* Yay, congratulations! More Wren and Sergei is always, always going to make my day.