The WIPnovel broke 50,000 words last night, by a slim margin of 4 words.
This is, by the Letter of the Contract, Half A Book (not to be confused with Half a Bee). For those coming in late, the Contract stipulates “a Liaden novel, of at least 100,000 words.” In Reality, the three most recent novels — Fair Trade, Salvage Right, and Ribbon Dance — have all been in the +/-130,000 range. So! We’ll see what happens with WIPnovel.
I wish to note for the record, if there is one, that it is not raining today — it is sunny and warming — and that there’s a blue jay in the back yard swearing his fool head off.