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PaperclipPerfector  3d ago (text post)   1803 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for July 18, 2025

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My novel is up to 248k words and change. That's almost the length of the original Game of Thrones, and half the length of the entire LOTR trilogy.

Huh. It's the first time I've checked, and I genuinely wasn't keeping track. I guess I shouldn't feel so bad about the inconsistent update cycle when there's around 20 hours of material to read, which I've definitely spent hundreds writing.

I certainly don't feel like I'm near a conclusion, the main reason I opted for a web serial format is that it frees me from worrying about word count, and I can give every chapter and concept room to breathe.

Nice! I just hit 200 on my current story, nipping at your tail! I put yours on my to-read list, always looking for good new scifi. Haven't really found anything recent that scratched the itch since Theft of Fire.

I'd be happy to take a look at yours if you share a link!

(Theft of Fire was great, the author needs one lit under his ass so he comes out with the sequel quick)

I mean, given the whole one of his wives having cancer thing, idk he does.

One of his wives? That's taken me aback more than the cancer has.

On the plus side, he has wives to spare. Smart man.

Yeah, they're interesting people. But she recently came back cancer free, so that's nice at least.

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