Here we are, halfway through the month, and I am not behind!
My rather formal alien heroine has delivered at least one quality insult and witnessed a shocking public execution. From her starting point of fearful self-control, she has matured, gaining a measure of wisdom and self-confidence.
I like her; she is both strange and familiar, and I enjoy finding out what she will do next.
One of characters I thought was a main villain may turn into a reluctant ally. The main villain came out of nowhere several chapters ago. He is wickedly arrogant, extremely irritating, and perhaps psychotic. His worst trait, at least to my heroine, is that he has no honor.
27,558 words down; 22,442 to go.
Onward! Up the word count!
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