According to Libre Office, which is what I'm using, A True History Book Three, with preface, is 408,766 words, two and a quarter million characters, and under standard, 14 point Times New Roman font, 966 pages long. It'll be longer than that when I add the cast of characters at the end - that's twelve pages all by itself. The completed book will go up for sale on Bookapy on July 1st.
I had someone ask what I planned on pricing it at, and I said either $4.99 or $5.99. They then asked, how can I justify charging that much for a book where most of it is already published. This was my response:
"People don't buy books on Bookapy that are available for free simply because they're in a hurry to find out how the book ends and don't want to wait two or three months. They purchase books on Bookapy as a way of saying thank you to the author for taking the time to create something that they found entertaining. If you feel that in reading my book, I have given you at least as much pleasure as eating a Domino's Pizza, (since they're $5.99 each), then buy a copy. If you don't, then don't."
I'm going to keep writing. I'm curious myself to find out what happens. I don't have a clue right now. I've started Chapter One of Book Four. I plan to start publishing it on here sometime around Thanksgiving. We're ready to buy the house, the paperwork got delayed for a month due to legal issues on the seller's end. I'm also working with several new clients still, and the housing shortage is still real in most of the country. (Good luck, New York City, you've screwed yourself!)