I’ve Finished! (Again, Again)

“Good news, everyone!” – Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth

Today at 4:03 pm, I put the final touches on my rough draft of the upcoming book, Veznek, the third book in the Color of Water and Sky series.

I know I’ve said this before, but man, what an ending.

This is easily my favorite ending to any book I’ve ever written. It’s all action all the time and has you sitting at the edge of your seat. Astute science-fiction filmgoers may notice that I drew some inspiration from the ending of a movie I enjoy, but I’ve added a number of changes to it, making it very unique in its own way.

Now for the interesting part: the numbers. With each of my books, the word count has gone down more and more every time. For example, my initial rough draft for Iris came in at 170,812 words and 305 pages. Kholvaria‘s first draft came in in at 137,068 words and 246 pages. Veznek, being easily the shortest of the bunch, comes in at 117,632 words and 216 pages.

What a huge jump!

As I go through and edit, I will find some details to cut or add, therefore changing these numbers. With Iris, the word count dropped after the initial edit. With Kholvaria, it went up. I suspect, and hope, it will go up for Veznek as well. But only time will tell.

The next thing you’re probably wondering is: when is the release date?

I am not sure, but rest assured, the entire project is ahead of schedule, so I can only guess it will be soon. My guess, which is NOT an official announcement is… March 2018.

Soon the editing process will begin, then some more work on my now-delayed secret project. I do not expect writing to start on the fourth book, Hive, anytime soon. Hive, by the way, is going to be crazy and long and I’m so excited to start working on it.

Finally, in more pressing news, please pre-order Cassidy now on Kindle! It’s available for pre-order. Get your copy set today! Click here: LINK

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