Kicking Sleep's Ass and Formatting Documents

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Hello again, Reader,

Bit under two weeks aboard and I’ve finally gotten my sleep schedule in a headlock, though wrestling with its stability is quite the ordeal. But with melatonin as my sponsor, (though I try to avoid its use), I’ve managed to hold the advantage.

However! I have managed to, for once, do (most of), what I’ve set out to do during my eight hours of off time between watches. That being the compilation of The Limbo Chronologies Part 1, draft 1.0, and even study some Latin!

As of now only book four’s final chapter has yet to be added, so the document, formatted in a nice and readable way, comes out (without the last chapter), to 221 pages including title page, rights explanation, dedication, and a table of contents. So expecting around 250-260 after I add 4-5 to the mix.

Crazy. I’m not even done with the story yet. And I have some weird things planned for once the party gets to the Alpine outpost, and far weirder things that have been hinted at in previous books.

Some time ago I said that book two was mostly setup. And I remain of that mind, but I’ve inadvertently lied a little… The entirety of part 1 is setup, with hints and threads and mentions of things that will or wont come to pass in this shard-  But enough of that.

I’ve also been thinking about chapter titles. I’ve been pondering on just going with a lame 1, 2, 3… or I, II, II… etc. style, but it lacks character. I’ve also thought about a name for Part 1, but I’ve come up with nothing (yet).

Before I let you go to read 4-4,  I just wanna remind you of the surprise I have in store. I’ve not heard from it for some time but I’ve an inkling it’ll be coming about or directly on the same day as the downloadable PDF. Possibly sooner.

Anyway,

Thank you, once again for reading. I’ll see you next Saturday with the final chapter of book four and possibly something more…

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