jmsparrow

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The vacation from writing went well. I am excited to work on "Glyndwr Wakes," set in a world I have been working on for over ten years, mostly without making much progress and sometimes erratically. But it is finally turning into stories fit for public consumption.

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Today has the final chapter of "The Music of the Spheres." Thank you for reading it! It is nice to know it is enjoyable to somebody other than family members and myself.

"The Music of the Spheres" expanded so fast and by such a high word-count that I should have worked in some things earlier, and adjusting the structure and characters would tell the story better. I also have many ideas relating to it. These two things happened during stories I wrote-while-posting on other sites; hopefully, "The Music of the Spheres" is better-quality than them, since I have more experience now.

(And I thought I prevented it from happening again. Apparently not. I get closer every time, though.)

I wrote the first drafts of The Music of the Spheres in August, edited it in August, and due to dissatisfaction with the drafts, rewrote it through September and October. Approximately 29,000 words in approximately a month (with no AI-generated text or developmental assistance involved) probably rushes a project a bit, a sign I should rework it.

But the other stories sit higher in my priorities because I want people to read the stories, and it is "The Music of the Sphere"’s turn to rest.

Last week, I said that The Music of the Spheres will be finished in three parts. I filled out the ending, which means two chapters today and the last chapter on Saturday!

My writing brain has been slowing down, possibly because from June-October, without a break, I have been working on Glyndwr Wakes (currently at ~85,000 words and growing), writing and publishing The Music of the Spheres (~29,000 words), and puttering with other deadline stories.

So, I am taking a short vacation from writing, then will spend a few days with writing-related things and maybe some low-stress, purely fun stories. But I will schedule the chapter and the update post for automatic publishing.

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This chapter is the third-to-last chapter of The Music of the Spheres. Aubrey and Shirx have some time to decompress, and it is the Huxians’ turn to encounter weird sounds.


Hopefully everybody is enjoying the story! Thanks for reading.


I had to rewrite the third act to match the middle better and in the process, my story grew from a short story to a novelette to a novella. This often happens to me, but I am becoming better at predicting a length (except in this instance).


Because of rewriting and editing while posting, I made some minor mistakes earlier and will correct them. Also, hopefully the ending is not too surprising or confusing. Rewrites complicated the story a little, and posting deadlines meant I could not smooth them out thoroughly.

Here is a list of changes, if anybody is curious:

• Police sergeant: should be a she, instead of a he
• Mission: should be expedition
• Glooshing room: should be gloosher room