FINITO!!

My jaw is on the floor. Seriously, I can't believe I actually started and finished a novel this summer. And the great part is: I love it! I'm so happy with the result. However, I now must go back through, from start to finish, and fix the inconsistencies, typos, punctuation goofs, etc. that I know exist. But it's all very normal stuff and I should have it smoothed out in about a month. Yippee!!

So here are the final tallies:

• Chapters 1-6: 10,176 Words; 53 Pages
• Chapters 7-12: 11,836 Words; 62 Pages
• Chapters 13-18: 10,375 Words; 58 Pages
• Chapters 19-24: 10,616 Words; 59 Pages
• Chapters 25-30: 9,898 Words; 55 Pages
• Chapters 31-34 + Epilogue: 7,318 Words; 40 Pages

GRAND TOTAL: 34 Chapters; 60,219 Words; 327 Pages (Courier New, font size 12)

BTW, I'm completely baffled that I missed my initial projection by a measly 200 words. I really think the muse set the goal and then proceeded to hit the mark. I'm sure those 219 words are useless and I'll now begin my hunt to root them out. I can almost guarantee that they're adverbs. :)

I think it's time for a glass of wine. *CLINK*