PS: Over 300,000 words is physically painful to edit!

The longest novel I've written was 130,000 words, and it was not fun getting it fully polished. 10 months to prep something three times that length is no piece of cake. After a while, you get to know the text too well, regardless of length, and your eyes just slide off the page; there are passages that have obvious problems but no obvious solution, there are passages that have obscure problems which nothing seems to fix. It takes time and patience to get a ms right. And who wants this to be a mistake?

And I'm sure Harriet will want to do things like eat, breath, sleep, and enjoy life while she preps this massive ms for publication!

Ya know, I'm only into Book2, so this doesn't effect me at all. I can say one thing, tho: I don't like Brandon's writing. So, for me, I think taking heaps of time to get the final book as close to Jordan-standard is a good thing. They should take all the time they need to ensure a publication of the highest quality. Brandon is clearly willing to work himself to collapse getting it right. Why waste his willingness to work extra hard? I applaud Harriet's decision to make this a memorable event, not just a rushed attempt to get it all over with. Savor this, guys. After 1/2013, the ride is really over.