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Well, if I hadn't used free coupons so much, I doubt I would have had a tenth as many downloads. But I'm glad so many have had the opportunity to read it as a result. The reviews have been quite valuable in coming to grips with my limitations as a writer.
I made the mistake of re-reading the darn book a couple of weekends ago, and found bunches of passages that embarrassed me with their clunkiness and murkiness so I took a hard proof copy and plastered it with >100 post-it notes worth of changes, adding a smidgeon more of characterization and backstory, and a stray additional emotional beat here and there.
Those are all implemented in the latest version I uploaded, which has restored some of my damaged pride. It's still no work of art, but it hangs together better now.
Sequel (Peregrin) is at 98k. Revisions creeping along.
Also cutting down and streamlining another book (Lethe - 166K) whose early chapters will be posted on Authonomy as soon as I get enough polished.
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