#forest dancer

A few years ago I remember reading something about novel editing that gave the advice to avoid any service which costs you a per-word fee.

“Why is it,” Leo asked, bemused, “That whenever things start getting rough, people start getting profound?"

So I decided to change the ending (somewhat) of my novel, and I've ended up adding over 11,000 words with still a bit more to go. I didn't think I'd get this much, but I'm glad I can at least make the ending better and more realistic. 

Recently, I've come to the full realization that the novel I'm writing, Forest Dancer, had a very strange origination. The story is about control and fear, education, guilt, hope and a whole slew of other things. Simply put, it's a heavy story. 

So I think I just finished the first draft of Forest Dancer.

It's funny. When I first started Forest Dancer (unnamed at the time) I thought I would be in a huge hurry to finish it as I got closer to the end.