Erm... so, I've just sent the week one summary post off to Gollancz & Orion and realised it is 8000 words O:)
In fairness, I've done a small commentary with reflections on each chapter and comments from group members and a really detailed recap of each chapter too. Most of you guys will probably skim/miss the recap parts and jump to the commentary - perhaps coming back to the recap if you need to remind yourself of things as the weeks go on. I also thought it would be good for people not reading along, but wanting to remind themselves of what happened. So yes, something for everyone!
As to why it is so long... I guess, because it is the first section of the book, there is a lot of exposition, character building and worldbuilding - so future editions won't be quite so many words... in theory!
I shall post a link up here as soon as it goes live :D
In fairness, I've done a small commentary with reflections on each chapter and comments from group members and a really detailed recap of each chapter too. Most of you guys will probably skim/miss the recap parts and jump to the commentary - perhaps coming back to the recap if you need to remind yourself of things as the weeks go on. I also thought it would be good for people not reading along, but wanting to remind themselves of what happened. So yes, something for everyone!
As to why it is so long... I guess, because it is the first section of the book, there is a lot of exposition, character building and worldbuilding - so future editions won't be quite so many words... in theory!
I shall post a link up here as soon as it goes live :D