The first draft of Dust & Water is finished

I reached the end of the first draft of Dust & Water (volume 3 of The Barefoot Healer series). Hurrah! It clocks in at 114,015 words, or about the same length as volumes 1 and 2.

There's still a lot of work to do. My critique group are grumbling about scenes where nothing seems to happen, and about how I'm handling the relationship with Adramal's new love interest. I'm debating whether to add some scenes from the perspective of Adramal's father, and I need to add events that foreshadow various surprises towards the end of the book. But this is why they're called first drafts.

Watch this space for further announcements...