Mid-November marks the moment where the entire project begins shifting from drafting toward integration.
The core manuscript of Book 1 is now structurally complete, with only several Act 3 scenes and connective refinements left before the first full draft can be produced. The philosophical foundation—through the White Paper and Alias’s Notebook excerpts—is also maturing into a coherent intellectual scaffold around the narrative.

The feedback from beta readers remains essential. Many thanks to Rand Thomas (he's writing a SF story), Jack Monaghan, Martyn Lesser and Alex Boast for their continued support .

If you wish to beta read Act 2, please let me know and I'll send you a copy in .pdf format.

I am also preparing for the hunt for a fitting literary agent. Please let me know if you could give any advice on this topic.

The goal remains: finish the first draft before the end of the year.

Manuscript Status

• Act 1: structurally locked. (Current wordcount 14,000)

• Act 2: structurally locked. (Current wordcount 11,000)

• Act 3:

  • Scenes 77–81 in progress.

  • Final confrontation and aftermath outlined and partially written.

  • Emotional pacing being refined to ensure clarity in Ava–Alias dynamic.

Word Count Target: not more than 70–80k
The story now reads from beginning to end with no structural gaps—only refinement and deepening left.

The White Paper is entering its pre-layout phase, meaning the conceptual text is complete and awaiting formatting, diagrams, and editorial polish.

This month the Pegged ecosystem has entered a stable rhythm, with each channel taking on a clear narrative function. This is not hype-driven growth; it’s slow-core community formation around narrative, theory, and governance critique.

The final push toward the full draft begins now.

Your reactions continue to shape tone, clarity, and emphasis.

If you’ve been following Pegged, your feedback is meaningful—what resonates, what confuses, what you’d like to see explored deeper.

Getting there!

Ava