Writing Update - January 17th, 2025
- Chance Dillon
- Jan 17
- 3 min read
Updated: May 16
Hey guys!
As always, expect them every Friday at Noon EST along with a video talking about my reading and some other writing updates if that suits you better.
I segment writing updates into current drafting phases and refer to whatever projects I have in the works to be as transparent as possible. I’m excited for you all to be engaged with the world of Mercy—so here. we. go.
Primary Novel Update:
Nothing new here—so last week’s write up will be in this section!
Book one — Mercy: Tears of the Fallen
Editing Progress: Chapter 15/48 (19/48 when this writing update goes live)
Current word count: 200,320 words down from the ~202,500 from the initial round of edits!
As a reminder, the draft I sent to Dave had ~235,000 words. So we’ve made a bunch of progress.
I’m working at a 4 chapter/day pace in terms of going through the edits, so I intend to be done with the work by January 28th as I received it back on the 14th.
Dave’s feedback on this round was, again, highly beneficial. And going through to make the adjustments streamline this story and narrative has been an extremely rewarding process.
Book Two — Mercy: (Title to be announced) — is sitting idly by with the first draft complete.
Current Word Count: 187,015
(Really looking forward to diving back into this one)
Come February, as Book One is in the hands of a copy editor, I will be diving back into book two! I cannot express how excited I am to do this.
Drafting it was an emotional rollercoaster because of all the takes place. From sad, cathartic moments to ones where I finished writing and jumped out of my chair pumping my fists in the air. This book is something special to me. And I hope when it sees the light of day, it has a similar effect.
Novellas:
Mercy: During Reckoning Collection
So I decided Snow Mane is actually a better Novella to Serialize chapter by chapter—therefore—I believe I’ll start that some time in mid-February!
For more on 2 other novella projects, you can see recent writing updates as no ground was made there as I moved back in to implementing edits for Book One!
Short Stories:
Before Reckoning (Anthology Title)
The Blood Rebellion Short Story is available in the “Before Reckoning” collection! If you haven’t, check it out and let me know your thoughts—I’ve been very excited to share this one.
Artwork:
I will have the first art piece available in the next couple of weeks! Finishing touches are being made as we speak.
MaxBeechCreative on Instagram is the one doing the piece.
A map done by Jack Shepherd is currently being worked on! We will see some drafts I believe in February—cannot wait to share it with you guys.
(Copy pasted Cover update for book two)
In terms of a cover for book two, I’m penciled in with the same artist for Book one’s (Stuart Bache—who’s done Jacquelyn Haegen’s work and Ryan Cahill’s as well). I should be starting that process come July, so a book two cover will be ready to rock come August/September of this year!! I will later announce a date for book two once I dive back into rework the first draft.
Stay dangerous,
Chance
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