Word count -- MIDNIGHT BLUE-LIGHT SPECIAL.

[seanan_mcguire]

Words: 35,287.
Total words: 92,654.
Reason for stopping: I need to eat a food.
Music: lots of dance music and modern country.
The cats: Alice, bed; Thomas, who knows; Lilly, guest bed.

So, uh. Yeah, I did not do all that in one night, but apparently I missed a few word count posts, so this is sort of getting me back into alignment. I actually wrote about 6,000 words tonight, after finishing my word count for "San Diego 2014" and realizing that I finally knew how to make the ending fall together the way that it's supposed to. Tomorrow night, I'll do the same thing (work on the project with a closer due date first, and then slide back into Verity's shoes for a little tango), and then this weekend, I'll probably type "THE END" on the draft as a whole.

It feels weird. Like, really weird. It's weird that I haven't finished it yet, and it's weird that it's so close to ending, because right now, this is it. I do not have a contract for book three, and whether I get one will be determined partially by how Discount Armageddon does. So this could be the end for me in this universe, and I'm not ready yet. I don't want to go. But the ending is here, and I have to let it be honest. I don't cheat. Not with things like this.

But it feels so weird. So, so weird.

I hope this isn't the end.

Comments

[pointedulac.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the word count! And also for stopping for food.

I hope it's not the end either! Can't imagine it will be.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

I surely hope not.

[lauowolf.livejournal.com]

I'll buy one for me, one for Sair.... should I get one for her girlfriend too?
I like MOAR story, myself.
So let's get this one up over the bar.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Yes, let's!

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Best wishes.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[hot493.livejournal.com]

Just Curious...How many copies of a book need to be sold approximately for a publisher to want more of a series? Also do print copies and digital copies count the same in their considerations?

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

It depends on a whole bunch of factors, only some of which I understand. But "sold a lot" has never cancelled a series, so I just shoot for that.

[mrs-norris-mous.livejournal.com]

I know you would like us to buy from a local US book shop but do you know any who we could buy from ( As 2nd and 3rd copies for friends ) where international postage is reasonable in comparison to the price of the book. Am afraid my first copy will come from Amazon in the UK as shipping is cheap but I know this will not count for your new york times numbers....

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Honestly, the NYT only really counts in week one; I say go with whatever source gets you the best postage deal.

[yellowblackhaze.livejournal.com]

If I have anything to do with it Discount Armageddon will do well enough to get a 3rd book in this series. It's one of my favourite new concepts in Urban Fantasy.

[seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com]

Thank you.