Huzzah!
I just typed the final words of draft 2 of the first book of The Drovers. It now goes to my beta readers (I’m the alpha reader, the one who sees draft 1). And while they’re reading, I will begin draft 2 of the second book.
This is the shortest novel I’ve ever written, clocking in at 61,000 words. My target was 50,000 words, the average size of a Louis L’Amour western. But this will do. Depending on the beta reader feedback, I may add or cut a few thousand words. But not much.
I still don’t have a series name, dang it!
The Queen’s Drovers?
Good new! All red (100%) looks very cool.
This just popped into my head: “Mystic Drovers”.
Have no idea if it is relevant to the story. But it’s less ‘Western’….