Update on Inverted Frontier #4

Yes, there is a book 4!

This has been a challenging one to write, I’m not sure why. Progress was slow for most of the first draft. I learned to be happy with 500 words per day. But I did finish a first draft. That was back on September 4. Very soon after that I started revising and yesterday I finished a very solid second draft.

At this point I’ve had zero feedback on it, because no one else has seen a word of it yet. But I’m pleased with it, and that’s always a good sign.

Today I sent a copy to a writer friend for an early beta read (alpha read?), and the manuscript is due to go to my beloved freelance editor, Judith Tarr, in mid-November. Once I get Judy’s comments, I’ll undertake a third and hopefully final draft. I can’t predict how long that will take, and no publishing date has been set. But unless something goes very wrong, I think it’s reasonable to expect #4 to see publication in the spring — maybe even early spring.

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