Chapter 3 Update

So chapter 3 progresses apace as I peck away on planes, trains and coffee breaks.

Thanks to a couple of long trips, however, I've made decent progress (for me). The text is currently around 8k words, though only 1/3 of that is what I'd consider fleshed out. I'm considering splitting the chapter (again) to even things out and reduce the wait for you folks.

Naturally, the bit that is more fleshed out is towards the end of the chapter, but that's Murphy for you. So the downside is there's still a bit of a wait ahead to complete the chapter, but on the upside, there will be more chapter when it arrives.

Comments

[Causal Quill]

Chapter splits are a good thing down to about 3k words per chapter. That's something of my personal optimum on readability. Doubtless other people will report different preferred optima. Regardless of chapter length, shorter between-chapter waits make it easier to remember the context in which the events of the story happen.

[UseFistNotMouth]

Just glad to know there's progress. That cliffhanger is eating away at me.

[Caliaponia]

714067

Well, it's currently sitting at 2.7k before the break, and little of that is what I would consider finalized. It turns out I'm lousy at guessing how long things end up being, but it's safe to say we'll pass 3k.