In case you missed it, LucasBooks announced last month that author Chuck Wendig had been tapped to write “Star Wars: Aftermath.” The novel is set, appropriately enough, in the immediate aftermath of “Return of the Jedi” and is due out this September.
If you”ve ever wondered what the turnaround is on this kind of project, Mr. Wendig finished his first draft of the novel today. How do I know? Because he was hilariously live-tweeting it as he drew towards the finish line. Will any of these tongue-in-cheek tidbits be alluded to in the final version? One can only hope.
Below, watch in real-time* as Chuck Wendig finishes “Aftermath” using terrible puns to power through.
*Now past-time as these tweets are obviously from earlier. Unless you have slipped into the timestream and are reading this from both the past and present. In which case, the time draws closer. Say nothing.
I wonder if I drink enough of this coffee if it'll give me FORCE POWERS enough to finish this STAR WARS novel today.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to try to finish this novel. These seven new Death Stars won't blow themselves up. OR WILL THEY.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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4,000 words so far on AFTERMATH. Jar-Jar is King of Space. The Millennium Falcon is destroyed. Monkey-Lizard Jedi have taken the Senate.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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ONWARD I GO. *runs toward stormtroopers, screaming*
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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*writes self into STAR WARS AFTERMATH as awesomely bearded and turbo-suave Jedi Master WIG CHUDNECK*
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
5500 words on AFTERMATH so far today. The R2D2 wedding went off without a hitch. #droidmarriage #itsathing #civilrights
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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“Draw me like one of your Ithorian girls,” Jedi Master Wig Chudneck says as he Force-grooms his squid-beard. #starwarsaftermath
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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6500 words on #starwarsaftermath. Darth Watto just rescued the Solo Twins from the maw of Robo-Sarlacc. C3P0's babies are still missing.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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Meanwhile, Jedi Master Wig Chudneck says: “I have a problematic reflex about this. My Jedi spider is tingling.” #starwarsaftermath
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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That is a 10,000 word day. AFTERMATH, draft one, is complete. WOO HOO! *tries to do cool Jedi moves* *falls down* *breaks hip*
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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Though, looking back over the draft and all I see is one sentence, repeated: ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES R2D2 BEEP BOOP BEEPY TWEE Uh oh.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015
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I've still got some clean up work to do on the draft before I send it off, but man, it's cool to have this book actually sorta done.
– Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) April 7, 2015