September's Writing Progress
I'd hoped to be able to report that the first draft of Stone & Silence was done. It's almost, almost done. I wrote 12,000 words this month, so it now stands at 122,000 words. The big battle scene didn't turn out quite how I planned, but I've got something I can edit into a fitting climax to the series.
The ending is dragging a bit (if I'm honest, it feels more like the start of a new book, and will probably need some drastic trimming). I think I'm reluctant to say goodbye to the characters and settings who've been sharing my head and my wordprocessor for most of the last seven years. (And actually Adramal and Lelsarin have been around for a lot longer than that.)
In other news, I started recording a new audiobook at the weekend. I'd been wavering over which one it would be, but eventually decided on Death & Magic. I'm up to chapter 7 (out of 45), which puts me about a sixth of the way through. I'll have a lot of editing to do afterwards (the trains outside have been joined by children playing and birds singing), but I'll put the lessons I learned from The Accidental Dragonrider to good use.
The ending is dragging a bit (if I'm honest, it feels more like the start of a new book, and will probably need some drastic trimming). I think I'm reluctant to say goodbye to the characters and settings who've been sharing my head and my wordprocessor for most of the last seven years. (And actually Adramal and Lelsarin have been around for a lot longer than that.)
In other news, I started recording a new audiobook at the weekend. I'd been wavering over which one it would be, but eventually decided on Death & Magic. I'm up to chapter 7 (out of 45), which puts me about a sixth of the way through. I'll have a lot of editing to do afterwards (the trains outside have been joined by children playing and birds singing), but I'll put the lessons I learned from The Accidental Dragonrider to good use.
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