Greetings all,

I finished the first draft of my current WIP on November 6, but could not post the news then as my internet is spotty in my new place, and could not hold a connection long enough to make the necessary updates.  Seemed to get lucky tonight, so I figured I would throw out a quick update.
My new novel came in at over sixty chapters, and the first draft weighed in at over 171k words.  I pretty much told the story I wanted to tell, the one the Muse gave me, and I do not think much will be cut in terms of word count.  If anything, the total my end up growing just a little bit.  I do not pay attention to word or page counts.  I do not cut whole chapters or characters unless I am driven to do so by the story itself.  Being an independent author, I also do my own editing, and thus take full responsibility for the content and quality of my work. 