The current work-in-progress is up to 80,000 words now, and all is going according to plan. That's not to say there haven't been any surprises along the way. As a plotting pantser, I map out the main events of each chapter before I write it, and I keep the overall story arc in mind, but anything and everything that happens in between is a writing-in-the-moment sort of thing. And that's where most
Published on September 12, 2026 06:00