I get asked all the time how many pages my book is.

FYI, authors don’t care about page count until it goes to print–sometimes eliciting the feelings of “Oh, crap! I’m never going to make money on this book.”

What we do care about is word count (The Lonely Mortician is 76,398 words). And if we’ve crafted a good story, chances are we’ve been meticulous in plotting and planning exactly what happens and when. At the quarter mark, the character should be making a choice, whether to leave the “comfort” of their current life for the chance at redemption with a new path or to stay put (the story ends at that point if they don’t jump into the unknown). In the middle, something will flip–sometimes it’s a lie that lulls the character into a false sense of security. A little bit later, all hope is lost with no turning back to the former life.

The Lonely Mortician is 251 pages of moments to pull you out of reality for a spell and jump into someone else’s shoes. Maybe you’ll like it. Maybe you won’t. Maybe you’ll love it. You won’t know until you give it a try. 

Preorders for the ebook are available here (Release date for ebook, hardcover, and paperback this FRIDAY!!!):