Emperor’s Edge 5 Update

I’ve been off on a road trip this week, so posts have been a bit sparse, but I thought I’d mention that I finished the rough draft of EE5 today. It’s a little over 125,000 words right now, though I’ll shave some of that off when I’m editing. As most of you guys know, Maldynado is the secondary point-of-view character in this one, and he does have a tendency to be verbose and hog the page (he denies the former and, for the latter, points out that he is the most interesting character, so it’s only natural).

This puppy still doesn’t have a title (perhaps I should host another contest?), but I’ll start in on editing soon. A while back, I mentioned September for the release goal, and I should be able to make that happen. I may have to bribe editors and beta readers with chocolate and coffee, but that’s just part of the game.

Thanks for checking in. I’ll start posting some teasers and excerpts and such when things are a little further along. (I believe we’ll have a Maldynado-centric interview or two as well–as he said, it’s only natural.)

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