Well, damn. In no world did I ever expect to be here..
But, hey, that’s epic fantasy for you.. it grows and sprawls and there’s all these characters bringing new insights to a vast, complex world. It’s. Gonna. Be. Long… at least, if you’re doing the story justice.
And I’m very keen to do just that.
So yeah, Before the End will be, in fact, over 100k words long. I think it’s very likely it may be close to 200k once it’s ready to go, and I’m already sniffling a bit about how expensive it’s going to be to convert to paperback and audio, but that’s a me problem.
For my ever so patient readers, I’m hoping this update is an exciting one- not only is work moving forward again at a good pace, but when you finally get Before the End on your kindle or in your hands or in your ears, there’s a lot to enjoy. And, just going to point out this nugget… you can technically read Before the End before you read After the End… crazy, right?
Book 3, tentatively ‘The End’, will bring together the timelines in what I hope is an interesting and especially fulfilling way. No, I don’t know how long it will be… but I’m very much looking forward to getting to that point.
The biggest question (at least, I imagine) is when will Before the End be done?
Currently I’ve got a goal set for myself of 1000 words per day… and that’s in addition to holding down that pesky full time job. The Most Wonderfullest Housekeeper in the World has returned to Casa de Wellman recently, so I’m not having to spend time on chores (or more likely frowning at chores that aren’t getting done while I want to write). I think I may be particularly odd in a way… I need a structured, comfortable place to write that has a reasonable level of tidy about it. Otherwise instead of taking a trip to Myskaria, I end up frowning at clutter that doesn’t really bother me at any other time (my mother in law having passed on is no longer a visitor to my home that I am aware of to criticize it. On the other hand, perhaps she’s just waiting til I join her plane of existence).
I digress. I feel good about the progress, and I hope to have writing and editing done this fall. I would like to release on my usual 12.21 date, but we’ll have to wait and see how that goes.
Either way, it’s a good day in the casa, folks. Thank you to everyone has asks how it’s going and offers support.. especially Rick, who is very graceful about Doordash for dinner 3/5 nights a week cause I got too caught up in my after work writing session to remember that he likes to eat occasionally.
We’re getting there, yall. I. Will. Finish. This. Book.
Curiouser and Curiouser 