Bits and Bobs #5

A writing bits and bobs today:

Rymellan 1 Sale at kobo

First, you can get Rymellan 1: Disobedience Means Death for 0.99 at kobo today (and only today). Find it here.

Daros Chronicles 4

Second, I’ve finished the first draft of Daros Chronicles 4. I haven’t titled it yet. Something usually comes to me when I’m editing, and as happened with Blood and Blades, I sometimes change my mind about the title at the last minute.

Daros 4 clocked in at almost 18,000 words. That’s quite longer than usual for a Daros installment. When I write an installment, I have a story point in mind that I’d like to reach. It took more words to get there this time, but it’s possible that the word count will go down. I wrote a few lengthy conversations near the beginning that I’ll probably shorten (writing dialogue between characters often helps me work out story problems/character dynamics). On the other hand, I’ve written a number of notes to myself about stuff to add/expand upon. So maybe the installment will still be around 18,000 words when all is said and done.

Unfortunately, Daros 4 won’t be available until sometime in August. When I booked the date with my editor a couple of months ago, the earliest she could take it was the end of July. Especially unfortunate, given the end of Daros 3.