You'll all be glad to know that my draft for book 1 is going strong. Last night I wrote the 75,000'th word, which means book 2 is about 65% of the length of book 1. A lot of that is really rough, but some of works as it is or has already been revised. Considering I've already got a very detailed outline for everything else that happens, I'd estimate I'm about halfway done with the book.
Previously I'd been aiming for a December release, but if I push hard I might be able to put it out sometime in November.
The book 1 edits are also coming along smoothly, thanks to fan efforts. A couple of people have found and sent me problematic lines that I have since corrected in new versions. Also important on this front is the fact that I should be seeing my first book-dollar this month! I'm not entirely sure how it all works yet, but from everything I've read Amazon should just deposit money in the bank account I opened up! Which will be absolutely fantastic, because it will mean the book is no longer reliant on my personal cash flow to survive. I can finally commission the book 2 cover and see about hiring an editor for both books with actual author money, which I can be a lot more generous with.
Also, my beta reader list has grown to 12 people as of writing this, which is great! I've ended up deciding to break them up into two groups, one who reads the really early draft and another who reads a later draft.
Email me at MarvinWhiteknight@gmail.com if you would like to apply.
TLDR; Book 2 is going well, I'm updating book 1 with the help of fans, still looking for beta readers.
