Mesa, AZ—Upon finishing his first book, a fantasy author’s happy dance was abruptly halted when he realized he forgot to add any details to the world he created. “It’s all there in my files,” said twenty-five-year-old Scott Chumsky. “I’ve got a thousand pages of notes on what the characters look like, childhood dreams, first loves. One of my characters has a collection of historic spoons. I've detailed every one. I just forgot to insert any of those details into the novel. It’s all dialogue.” After overcoming his initial shock and disappointment, Chumsky wasn’t deterred and resolved to finish the epic. “It sucks,” he said. “This already took seven years. But Tolkien needed seventeen for LOTR. I should at least be proofing by then.”

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Chumsky plans to release the book in one volume. Asked if he would have to trim such a sizable story he scoffed, “Not if I want it to be good.”