I'm actually quite pleased with the progress on The White Ashes. The story currently sits at ~25k, a fifth of the way toward my intended goal, and a little more than a quater of the way to 80k. I read somewhere that 80k is good for a first novel, but I do have a tendency to want to do more than the recommendation. Let's just hope this keeps turning out okay! Please let me know if you're enjoying it!