Well, here it is, my update for the last two months. One important thing that happened is that the publication date for GODS OF THE HOLLOW WILD has been changed to June 2027, with BOOKS 2 and 3 coming out at the same time in 2028 and 2029 respectively. Honestly, this was great for me. It took away the time pressure from the final draft of GOTHW, and I just spent about three more weeks achieving all my hopes and dreams before I sent it off. In the end, over the previous two months, I went through every chapter again. All 83 of them. I’d sent my editor 269 000 words—she sent me back about 267 000. I cut that down more than I expected in the rewrite—now it’s been sharpened to a startlingly lean 244 000 words!…