One thing for everyone to keep in mind is many publishers won't take on exceedingly long manuscripts, so word count is something to keep an eye on. I know for awhile, one of my publishers refused to accept any manuscript more than 99K words, regardless of genre. If you're finding they're too long, perhaps find a good place to end one novel and start another one, if that makes any sense.
Late last year, I helped a writer with a manuscript about his father's life during the Great Depression. He had it polished and sent to a publisher. It was just over 135K words. The publisher told him to break it into two volumes and they would consider it.
Everyone in this group has written a great story and I hope to pick up my reviewing by the end of the month. Xavier Sear: Angola will be going out to my ARC team around the 20th. While I'm waiting for their feedback, I'll resume my reviews of everyone who is active in the group.
