The Spare is (as of this moment) at 90,252 words. Guess what? I reordered the chapters again. That's because now the ghost stuff now happens in very tight timeframe so I had to move a lot of stuff around, but it was a great idea and I wish I knew why I didn't think of it before. SA is actually actively investigating his suspicions about OW and I'm starting to get that nice "layered" effect of meaning and interpretation. Don't think TV needs a brother, I've given that part to an existing character. (Remember, less is more). Am working hard to make TV ambiguously bad. Very bad in the past, no doubt, but is he bad now? A very good question! Villains are more interesting and compelling when there is doubt, plus flat out bad is kind of trite and though convenient, thoughtless. Today, Lord Ruin was 14,419 at Amazon and yesterday I got an email say it had been nominated for a Golden Rose award for best Regency. Flattering, though I can't possibly win. Julia Quinn's Mr. Bridgerton book is in the category, which I loved, not to mention many other really fine writers. But it's a nice thought! Well, back to work.