Revisions Complete, Beta Released

November 7, 2015April 10, 2020 Jeff Lilly

Just a quick update here:

I finished the final revisions to the beta version at 1 AM on Nov. 4.
- First sentence: Walden hefted the SCAR to his shoulder and gently switched the safety off.
- Last sentence: The other man, unhurt, knelt beside him, crying.
- Total words: 104,730
- Total chapters: 14
- Total scenes: 58
- Pages (if the book were a paperback): 280
- Chapter Titles:
  - After Lubumbashi
  - The Opposite of Secret
  - Honey’s Master
  - Fallout from Argus
  - Stay in the Tree
  - Crossings
  - Ethics
  - Ghosts in the Machine
  - Outing
  - Fall
  - Iceland
  - Visions
  - My Turn to Go Mad
  - Fiery Dreamer
- Ten most common words (that aren’t closed-class, or character names):
  - people
  - mind
  - thought
  - work
  - feed
  - eyes
  - head
  - technology
  - model
  - military
I sent the draft out to my beta readers last night. Many thanks to them all!
The fifth sample chapter, “Mt. Si”, is now available for preview on Wattpad.
And here’s the cover!

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Jeff Lilly is a Druid, linguist, and author. He writes about Druid things -- meditation, relationship with Spirit, soulful fulfillment in scholarship and art, reconnecting the ancient with the modern, creating beauty, and healing the world. He also dabbles in all kinds of fiction, from the speculative to the fantastic. He lives with his wife and their cats near Seattle, WA. View all posts by Jeff Lilly

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