how long did it take to write MASK OF SPELLS?
A really long time! (At least by my usual speeds.)
I started back in June, and worked on MASK OF SPELLS on the side while I finished FROSTBORN: THE FALSE KING and GHOST IN THE WINDS. The original plan was to finish MASK OF SPELLS immediately after THE FALSE KING, but towards the end of June I found out I was going to get really, really busy in Real Life during August and September. So I decided to write GHOST IN THE WINDS first, and I squeaked in to finish that just before I got really busy.
When GHOST IN THE WINDS was finished, I had already written 22,000 words of MASK OF SPELLS, and the remaining 72,000 words took 31 days, as the chart below shows.
I’m pleased that I didn’t actually miss a day, even though time did get quite tight a few times. š By about 9/21 or so, the busiest part of September was behind me, and I was able to get back into gear for my usual writing speed.
-JM