So close. So close! The book is very nearly finished. I've done all the research and written about 99% of it. I'm now at the cohesion stage where I do vital things like make sure I haven't made the same joke twice. I've already submitted three finished chapters to my editor and then there's seven more to go.
I will hand in the finished manuscript on 24th July. This will then be edited so that it makes even more sense and then copy-edited to make sure, all the commas, are in the right place.
Then there's jackets, maps, type-setting, scratch n' sniff, pop-up pirates, marketing and all the other important things that publishers do.
You, patient readers, should have books by early next year.
That's it! On with the book.