Well, that’s it! The book is with my publisher. At 67,269 words, it’s the shortest of my novels. But it’ll be a damned good read (not that I’m in any way biased, you understand).

The final part of the editing process for me was a read-through, aloud, from a print run. Many authors neglect this essential part of the process. It’s hard work on the voice and throat, but catches so many things missed by silent reads and even online editing programs like Prowritingaid. Took me 8 hours to do the reading and another hour or so to correct the document afterwards.

This is intended to be the final book in the Generation Mars series and makes a great conclusion to the ongoing story. Although it’s the third book in a series, it can be read as a stand-alone story.

For now, I’ll have to leave you in the dark about the title. And the cover will be revealed over the next few weeks. So keep in touch here to discover what the finished book will look like and whether the title follows in the run of the other two: Blood Red Dust, and War Over Dust.

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