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A nearly completed new draft

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Hi all,

Over Christmas I've essentially almost finished (I'm a chapter away, so could finish it tonight) my latest draft. I've cut out the chaff (there was a lot) and got it down to under 80k words, which I read was ideal for a debut book.

If anyone is interested in adult sci-fi then I'll be posting some of it on here soon for other authors to have a read of - any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Nick
 
Hi guys,

Finished it last night, thanks. It's first three chapters are up on the writers groups if anyone wants a look :)
 
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