I already started writing down brainstorm ideas for Armored Piercing 5, which is about 3 pages now. I won't jump into AP5 right away, despite really wanting to. When I finished my 1st draft of AP2, I started on AP3 a few weeks later. If I were to guess when I'll start my 1st draft of AP5, I'd say 2027 or 2028.
So I finally finished my 1st draft for Armored Piercing 4 on August 19. It stands at 1465 pages, which solidifies it as the longest book I've ever written in my life. I started writing this book in August 2017, which means I've been working on this for 8 years! It has been a crazy journey working on this. I will write a blog in the future about my writing journey on AP4. Now I can finally return to working on my 2nd draft for AP3. The outline will take some time and then I'll get straight to writing. If I can repeat the writing speed I had in the tail end of AP4, maybe I can publish AP3 next year. We shall see how long it takes.
I'm also wondering if I should start teasing Armored Piercing 3 some more. It's been 4 years since publishing AP2, so I figure any fans would be hungry for details. I did make two VSS365 posts on Mastodon Social that teased AP3. I could make more, but I've lost a lot of interest to do any VSS365 posts since they get no engagement.
I'm now above 1440 pages for Armored Piercing 4, making it the first time I ever went over 1400 pages for a book. It still amazes me how much progress I've been making on the book this year. I wrote the last major battle of the book and things are in a falling-action attitude right now. I could possibly be finished with the book by the end of the month or early next month. Very exciting times!
