Tracking

The word count is now down to 149,708.

The thing is, I've always counted the Author's Note in the word count; which is a significant overestimation (the Author's Note is juicy with a bibliography of characters, terms, and points of reference).

Without the AN, the count goes down to 141,967 (456 pages instead of 472, with those last 16 heavy on single-spacing).  The AN word count is 7741 (it is edited, I think, though of course it will see a final polish).

From now on, I think I'm going to disregard that nearly 8k extra-curricular material in the Tracking word count posts.  Even if only to make myself feel better than I should about the progress of the novel.

So.  Word count today is 141,967.  Woot.