House of Nepenthe: Draft 1 Complete

Prompt: an exhausted Hispanic science fiction writer vaguely resembling literary heartthrob Daniel Verastiqui at his desk after he just finished the first draft of his new book titled House of Nepenthe.

If you’re into numbers, the draft clocks in at 170,000+ words and 400+ pages. It took more than two years to complete, which is a little above my average of 3-4 months. Unfortunately, I’ll probably need at least another year before the book will be ready for publishing.

If you can’t wait that long, please consider buying multiple copies of my back catalog of cyberpunk science fiction novels, as it is the only way we can defeat the evil Day Job once and for all.

Thank you, and good night.