Currently at about 72k words. This started out during NaNoWriMo, of course. It's code named "Devil's Walking Stick", after the thorny plant that grows around the South. At this point the plant has only a minor role in the novel, so I may drop it totally in the rewrite.
Now it's time to decide what direction to go in for the ending. Originally I intended two deaths, now I'm not so sure. One death for sure, but the second one may not happen.
Final word count? I can't predict it. There is still a lot that needs to happen to wrap it up. Of course, 90k is a good target length, since anything longer than that will have difficulty getting published by a first time author.
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