130,000

[sleigh]

A MAGIC OF DAWN is now at at 130,000 words in first draft, and I'm through all but the last section (of perhaps ten viewpoint scenes). I'm still thinking that the first draft will be somewhere in the vicinity of 150,000 words, with revision afterward adding to the wordcount rather than subtracting from it.

Luckily, Sheila seems to care more about whether the book works than with how long it is, unlike reports I've heard of other publishers... so word count shouldn't be a critical issue.

Onward: I need to get this done, so I can get it to Sheila and my waiting first readers...

Comments

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

You're the second or third DAW author I've seen make a comment that your editor isn't freaking out about book length. From my side of the desk, I have to say this jibes. They sometimes give me a target page count to design to, but no one ever comes back with "Can you set it smaller?" when the book runs much longer than anticipated.