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Brief Update from David

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Brief Update from David
Post by Duckk   » Fri May 05, 2017 8:29 pm

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Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by kzt   » Fri May 05, 2017 9:30 pm

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Duckk wrote:Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.

Cool. 5% done! :D
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by ncwolf   » Fri May 05, 2017 9:44 pm

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I read kzt's post and thought, "I wonder how many Alistair MacLean novels and movies that is?"
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by Theemile   » Fri May 05, 2017 10:47 pm

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Duckk wrote:Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.


Good news! I take it some time off has improved his stress levels and health.
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by Fox2!   » Sat May 06, 2017 1:29 am

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Theemile wrote:
Duckk wrote:Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.


Good news! I take it some time off has improved his stress levels and health.


AS long as RFC doesn't pull a Mozart, its all good. Take your time, they story will still be there.
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by fallsfromtrees   » Sat May 06, 2017 9:34 am

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kzt wrote:
Duckk wrote:Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.

Cool. 5% done! :D

Are we really expecting this book to be 1.8 million words?
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by munroburton   » Sat May 06, 2017 10:24 am

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fallsfromtrees wrote:
kzt wrote:Cool. 5% done! :D

Are we really expecting this book to be 1.8 million words?


The book is at 0%. That 90,000 words is an appendix treatise on the ultimate fate of the ex-SLN SDs. ;)
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by JohnRoth   » Sat May 06, 2017 10:37 am

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kzt wrote:
Duckk wrote:Got a call from David earlier, he is 90,000 words into Uncompromising Honor, which will be the book that wraps up the situation with the Solarian League. He doesn't have time to visit the forums, because if he does, he'll never leave.

Cool. 5% done! :D


Pessimist much?

Assuming he's aiming at 300,000 words and will cut 100,000 from the first draft to get there, he's at 22% to end of first draft. Then there's his editing time before sending it in, Baen's edits [1] which he will have to deal with and the copyedits which he will also have to deal with. So I'd say 10% to 15% - assuming he's aiming at a camel-choker of a book.

[1] That's what caused a lot of the problems with the last book. There wasn't time for a copy-edit.
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by kzt   » Sat May 06, 2017 12:53 pm

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fallsfromtrees wrote:
kzt wrote:Cool. 5% done! :D

Are we really expecting this book to be 1.8 million words?

No, that's what the smilie indicates.
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Re: Brief Update from David
Post by Fox2!   » Sat May 06, 2017 1:41 pm

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munroburton wrote:
fallsfromtrees wrote:Are we really expecting this book to be 1.8 million words?


The book is at 0%. That 90,000 words is an appendix treatise on the ultimate fate of the ex-SLN SDs. ;)


That only takes two words. To paraphrase Sir Percy Blakeney, Baronet, "Sink 'em!"
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