The Bone Palace

92545 / 100000 words. 93% done!

That's a nearly 3000 words in the past couple days, and about -500 in deleted notes. So far I've managed nearly 2000 words of backstory, a fraught lovers' reunion, the discovery of a kidnapping, and the revelation of a royal affair and treason that's still floating at the end of the chapter without connective tissue. Now I need to get my antagette to go completely nuts and upgrade her sorcerous superflu, and probably kidnap a princess. Then I need to launch a rescue effort which turns into a clusterfuck which in turn becomes a climactic space battle. Right?

And then I need to figure out all the various 'splainy bits and foreshadowing that go in the front of the book, so this ending will make even the slightest bit of sense.

I can do this is just under two weeks, surely...

If only I had epigraphs. Epigraphs make all things possible.

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And now, a bit of tacky. (Don't worry, I'm not going to suggest you become a fan of me on FaceBook. Ever.)

As you probably don't know, Bob, I have joined SFWA*. This is entirely because maryrobinette is so pretty competent and persuasive. And as you may have noticed somewhere on the internet lately, SFWA has this award thingy. And to quote the informative email SFWA sent me about it:

Works published between July 1, 2008 and December 31, 2009 are eligible in the following categories.

a. Short Story: less than 7,500 words;
b. Novelette: at least 7,500 words but less than 17,500 words;
c. Novella: at least 17,500 words but less than 40,000 words
d. Novel: 40,000 words or more.

So now you know, and knowing is some vague percentage of the battle.

*I'm still waiting for my stick to shake at those kids who stand on my lawn to arrive in the mail.