Rifts in Time

Another dip into the archives today. Found was the copy-edit on THE RIFT. I was reminded that the manuscript was seven inches thick and amounted to a historically significant 1066 pages. (My own grueling Battle of Hastings) It was an open question whether binding technology would actually get a book that long between covers.

After I handed in the ms., I had a meeting with my editor, John Douglas. He said, “We could work really hard on tightening and cut 15%, or we could just send it to the p...