🙃 Some people, when they revise a novel, find that it shrinks.

Not I, mi gente. Not I.

This one apparently had swole goals, and gained a full 10,000 words in revisions.

Anyone who ever tries to tell you that there's one "right" way to write a novel is this close to selling you a bridge in San Francisco, or a time share. Run away!

I'm going to let this bulked up weirdo sit for a couple of days before sending it off to my beta reader, but... almost ready now. I'll hit that "send" button soon.