I hit send on the manuscript for The Shattered Skies, the second book in the Cruel Stars series last night. That was a relief.
I'd hoped to finish it way back in mid December, before the Christmas/New Year holidays shut everything down.
But hope is what kills us.
It was pretty obvious the whole thing needed restructuring and I wasn't getting away with the 90K word draft I'd planned for.
Instead I wrapped it at 134K last night. Sent it to my US publishers, and woke to a very sad email from my UK guys this morning.
"Where's our treat, JB?"
Normally those emails get the back o' me hand, or a lot of grovelling excuses and promises to do better. It was nice to be able to reply with a completed ms.
Manuscript away!
I hit send on the manuscript for The Shattered Skies, the second book in the Cruel Stars series last night. That was a relief.
I'd hoped to finish it way back in mid December, before the Christmas/New Year holidays shut everything down.
But hope is what kills us.
It was pretty obvious the whole thing needed restructuring and I wasn't getting away with the 90K word draft I'd planned for.
Instead I wrapped it at 134K last night. Sent it to my US publishers, and woke to a very sad email from my UK guys this morning.
"Where's our treat, JB?"
Normally those emails get the back o' me hand, or a lot of grovelling excuses and promises to do better. It was nice to be able to reply with a completed ms.
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