wordage

After doing nothing much at all for several days, 800 words yesterday on the rewrite of Black Leather Rose, and 1800 today to finish it off. First draft of the longer version stands at 10,258 words. I need to let it sit for a week and then do a revision pass, but have nevertheless sent it off to my editor in case she wants to look at it first.

If she takes it, it will be a useful item to keep my name in front of the readers during the year, because for the second year running I am going to have two books coming out within a couple of months of each other, and then nothing in view for the rest of the year. Must get cracking on the next novel...

(For those who saw it on its very first outing -- it's pretty much doubled in length, with the coda removed and a large chunk of backstory/setup added.)