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December 24, 2017 by meredithmansfield

Yes! I finally got to type those words at the end of the first draft of BECOME: TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING.

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Now, that manuscript rests for about a month before I start a couple of rounds of revisions.

Meanwhile, I’m getting ready to start the first draft of the sequel. And I’ve found something else to worry about. Because, one thing that is true about writers is that we have to find something to keep us spinning on our hamster wheels.

The first draft of BECOME: TO CATCH THE LIGHTNING came out at about 88,000 words, which is a little on the short side for epic fantasy. And I don’t have a really good feel for how long BECOME: TO RIDE THE STORM is going to be.

So now I can torture myself over whether I should wait and publish it as one volume in two parts. (It has to be two parts because there’s a significant time gap between the two.) Or stick with the original plan. Maybe, if I can get a good start on the sequel during this month or so, I’ll have a better idea of how long it’s likely to turn out. I sure hope so.

Well, onward.