I just took a word count of where I am at. The manuscript is sitting at around 23,000 words. To give reference Ravens In the Sky and Raven’s Bane are between 80,000-90,000 words each. I have about 13 chapters mapped out, and many notes. I’m fairly certain I can finish the manuscript this year. Once finished, the Dark Compass Origin Trilogy will be complete. These books will remain a trilogy. The cast of characters will return for more mysteries and adventures, however, most likely in some kind of serial format. Luckily, I have a lot more to say about our favorite band of broken antiheroes. Thanks for hanging in there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I just took a word count of where I am at. The manuscript is sitting at around 23,000 words. To give reference Ravens In the Sky and Raven’s Bane are between 80,000-90,000 words each. I have about 13 chapters mapped out, and many notes. I’m … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6aT9B-lE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1233,"url":"https:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=1233","url_meta":{"origin":1342,"position":0},"title":"Raven\u2019s Bane Amazon Countdown Deal","date":"December 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Raven\u2019s Bane is on a countdown sale on Amazon through December 9! 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