50,000 and Counting

I'm not a prolific author. To date, I've written three short stories, and two novellas. As a matter of fact, I had always assumed I'd only ever reach a novella's word count on any of my projects. How could I ever have enough material in my head to write a full-length novel?

The rule of thumb on the word count for a novel is 50,000. Wow! I've never written 50,000 words in my life. I wasn't sure I could ever do it.

That was until today.

I've been working on finishing the third story in my Moorehead Manor series, and today, the word count for it reached 50,007.

I have officially written a book! An actual book. Mind you, I've got four more chapters to go. So, it's not finished yet. But it was a milestone, and this afternoon I crossed a very important threshold.

Needless to say, I'm thrilled.

I should finally have the first draft in two or three weeks. I'm practically giddy. It's been like giving birth.

So, what was my 50, 000th word? Shallow.