Robert,
Thanks for joining the Digital Novelist newsletter!
It'll be good to stay in touch as we both continue down this long winding path for writing fiction.
You came on a good day. Because I just wrapped the first draft of my upcoming military sci-fi horror novel Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa.
Total word count came to 103,537.
Took me about 6 months for this first draft.
Looking forward to sharing more with you in the future!
-Keith
ANNOUNCEMENT!
This weekend Feb 21-22, 2026 I will be a vendor at Virtuous Con 2026!
It's online, so stop by and say hi if you get a chance.
It would be great to talk to you again!
Session 1: Writing (Novel) 3.5 hours
1700 words written - First draft complete
Excerpt:
Somebody was in the toilet. I could hear muttering coming from beneath the seal of brightness of the door. Resinous woodiness with a hint of citrus, a cloud of frankincense (I'm pretty sure) hit me with a bout of nostalgia as I inhaled.
Session 2: Writing (Novel) 10 mins
Began planning the editing process.
Session 3: Editing (Novel) Cereus & Limnic: Escape From Okinawa (10 mins)
1250 words edited
Began editing