I got COVID this last Tuesday and so, I had to take time off work (though I go back again this upcoming Tuesday) but I thought this gave me the best opportunity to finish my story and I’m finally done with it!
It sits at 94,875 words as a first draft. However, I’m sure that once I start editing, the numbers will go up because I have quite a lot of editing to do. I’ve realized that I missed an entire continent in the map I created ages ago, so I not only have to make a new map but add it in. I’ve also noticed that in my final battle sequence, I didn’t put in another thing that was supposed to happen because I practically continued the story without much thought as to this other piece of the puzzle. I also have to change a bit of the beginning as well which would both delete and add words to it. So, maybe it’ll be what I thought it was going to be which was like 100K or so? I guess we’ll see.
But this has been seven years in the making. Well, sort of. Three years if you count fully writing it. The idea struck me seven years ago, but I started writing it three years ago… the longest time it’s ever taken me to write a book.
So, now, I’m gonna let it sit and brew for a month so I can start planning the sequel, working on another story, and plan out what needs to be done for this book.