Limits

Ok, so NaNoWriMo tries for 50k words in November. Next year I'll know to set my goals higher.

A recent email from the site suggests starting to wind it up by the end of the month. I'm having a little trouble with that. Not that I couldn't synopsize the rest of the book with placeholder scenes that could be expanded on rewrite, but the initial flow is coming along so well, and I know what I *want* more clearly than expected, so I'm thinking I'm just gonna have to say no.

If this is still flowing this well December 20th, I may just let it run. If I end up with a 3,000 page behemoth, I'll split it like Tad Williams' Otherland (which I personally loved, btw), and let the chips fall where they may.

Maybe the rewrite will shave it back down to hip-pocket size.

Maybe the rewrite will break it into a series, like Jim Butcher's Dresden Files (which I personally loved, btw), and I can get $8 for each installment, not that I expect much of that to land in my own pocket.

Or maybe it'll just end up as a multi-volume standalone behemoth. I don't really care. At this point it's a joy to write, and I'm just along for the thrill of the ride. I hope that later I get paid for it, but that's an issue for later. Right now, it's just write, now, and it's feeling just right for right now. That's enough.

Later I'll worry about salability. ;o]