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M.M. Perry:
Where would you place your story, Chain of Deceit (given as a gift for signing up for your newsletter)? Is it book 3 of Mission's End, or more like book 2.5? For bonus points For the OCD bibliophile in me, do you have a page count and when it was written?
M.M. Perry
It's more like book 1.5. In the timeline of the story, the events of Chain of Deceit happen before either of the books. It's further story about the characters of the Ericson. I tried to write it such that it could be read at any point in the series, though I personally feel it's best read after book 2 for anyone more interested in how the characters on the Ericson came to be in the position they were in.
As for book stats! It is 17,253 words. To compare, The 12 is 87,896 words - I tend to think in terms of word count as opposed to page count, since page count can vary so much based on how the formatting is done during the publishing process. But! According to wordcounter.net, that would make it roughly 43 pages using Times New Roman as a font at 12pts, where The 12 is 220 on that same site. Maybe more numbers than you were asking for!
It's final edit was on 10/23/2017 and the last readthrough before publishing was right around then - a while ago, I know. But I'm about to send The 11 to the editor, so it's coming soon! Chain of Deceit is definitely in novella territory, as opposed to novel. I plan to release a paperback version of it on Amazon soon. I can't sell it as an ebook, due to the contract language involved with publishing on Amazon and because I want to give it away to those who sign up to my list. But I can sell it as a paperback, and that would allow those who enjoy the series but who aren't crazy about mailing lists a way to get the book and read it.
As for book stats! It is 17,253 words. To compare, The 12 is 87,896 words - I tend to think in terms of word count as opposed to page count, since page count can vary so much based on how the formatting is done during the publishing process. But! According to wordcounter.net, that would make it roughly 43 pages using Times New Roman as a font at 12pts, where The 12 is 220 on that same site. Maybe more numbers than you were asking for!
It's final edit was on 10/23/2017 and the last readthrough before publishing was right around then - a while ago, I know. But I'm about to send The 11 to the editor, so it's coming soon! Chain of Deceit is definitely in novella territory, as opposed to novel. I plan to release a paperback version of it on Amazon soon. I can't sell it as an ebook, due to the contract language involved with publishing on Amazon and because I want to give it away to those who sign up to my list. But I can sell it as a paperback, and that would allow those who enjoy the series but who aren't crazy about mailing lists a way to get the book and read it.
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