Final word count: 89,737

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the 2nd draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

Final word count on the 2nd Draft: 89,737.

I haven't given details about the novel's story, but here is the elevator pitch:

Twin brothers, who have the ability to transmit injuries to one another, fight crime in the belief that they are superheroes. But they soon find out why superheroes do not exist. The twin brothers must face The Purity Project, an old organization with the mission to preserve humanity and to cull mutants as soon as they're born.

So happy that the draft is finished, but I'm far from finished. The plan on the 3rd Draft is to tighten the scenes and the prose. Once the 3rd Draft is finished, I will send it out to publishers first, get my feet wet and have the door slam on my face. Rejection is part of the process, and I need some to temper my soul.

I'm giving myself a one-month break from the novel. In the meantime, I'm going to refill my well and complete two short stories.

76k and Counting

I'm at 76k words now, and it just entered Act III. I plan to finish the whole story by the end of November or early December.

I'm both excited and sad. Excited because I'm about to finish the 2nd draft. Sad because I'm going to enter the next phase which is structural edits and line edits. The whole journey leading up to the ending has been exhilarating. As authors, we vicariously live through our character's life, going through their joys and suffering. I don't want that to end...

With the few chapters ahead of me, I feel like I don't want to say goodbye. It's ridiculous since I know a second book is warranted (Volume I ends with a cliffhanger), but I just can't shake the feeling that I'd be sad to end this draft. I'd pick it up again after a month has elapsed. While I cool off from this project, I'll be writing more short stories to add to my submission circulation.