And it’s the biggest yet! Unedited, the final scene of 869 words puts the final word count a few shy of 27,000, making it the longest one yet.

Now comes the familiar crossroads: keep forging ahead or switch gears? I’ve been wanting to spin up content for The Self Pub Hub for some time now, and it seems like a good point to shift some focus there, if only to let some of the Hunting Midnight stuff marinate and give some time for beta readers to catch up. Combating that is the delicious vibe of momentum and thrill for the story. I guess I’ll find out tomorrow! (I do need to do some serious plotting for Episode Six, it is not at all clear how exactly to proceed.)