The Hand Is At Hand
I have a good, more-or-less print-ready
manuscript of the fourth and final book of ‘Donzalo’s Destiny’
finished. This last installment, ‘The Hand of the Sorcerer,’ ran
some 15,000 words longer than its predecessors — still not a
particularly long book.
But all four books together actually
form one novel of just over 200,000 words. And that is with my
relatively spare writing style. Were I one to add lots of descriptive
detail, it might well have run quite a bit longer.
At this point, the projected official
release date is the First of December, which means it should be
available a couple days before for ‘Cyber Saturday.’ Anyway, one
will definitely be able to purchase a copy before Christmas (from Arachis Press).
Naturally, I shall continue to rewrite
and polish the text right up to the last minute, but the main job now
is design and formatting. That is partially done — I’ve been
making up dummy covers for some time! I also hope to get a video book
trailer ready, the same sort of simple slide show I did for the
previous three DD books. I have already composed a couple possible
sound tracks for use.
Perhaps I shall post here a little more
frequently now. I have been very much obsessed with getting ‘Hand’
finished to the detriment of any other creative work. I’ve barely
touched a musical instrument in months, nor picked up a paint brush.
Not to mention all those waves left
unridden down at the beach.
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