Came to a fun decision in which the novel is so long that the ending is a rushed mess. Easy solution as I was reading... the end of part one... 48K words. Novel 1 or serial 1... whatever they're calling it these day.
The middle around 48K words also has a nice break and a partial hook... Novel 2 or serial 2
The ending which is so rushed and makes me sad... 16K. Now it's got tons of breathing room to be fleshed out into a true 3rd book.
And I plan to keep right on going through the series until the full story is told. And then finalize how I want to release it and how many books to make it.
But still I've got two novels finished. That's quite the accomplishment for someone who never finishes anything.
And now I've got breathing room and I can spread my wings. Just have fun with it.
Because the thing isn't going to sell but it will make a great series for people that like my other works to try it out. Because it's not that it's bad, it's just odd and I don't think it has a readership.
But now it's all good. I'll have lots of stuff to advertise in future book's back matter once I get another series written that is a little less niche.
But first to do book 2 and 3 justice... :)
