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Longshot: longer than The Hobbit, briefer than War and Peace

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While the full manuscript of Longshot is still in development, I've re-published Chapter 8 today to include corrections from my editor and a little re-writing to improve and tighten the prose.

Shooting well past my original estimates, Longshot has now become my longest work by far, currently coming in at more than 156,000 words. Spanning over 300 years, the plot is winding and complex; part of the reason I haven't published more chapters of late (aside from the fact that I want to proceed from a state in which everything has been thoroughly edited) is that I find myself dashing back and forwards through time, correcting the inevitable inconsistencies that develop in a story of this length and working in the foreshadowing of actions that occur much later.

I believe that the final finished work will be much stronger as a result, rather than improvising as I go, but I do understand that the delay must be wearying to devoted readers. I will begin to publish new chapters as soon as they come back from the editor.

 

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