The way my novel is progressing, I might not make it to 88k words. And just did a search rectifying my previously thought word minimum for a novel. Apparently, anything above 40k words is a novel. With this in mind, I'll probably see the novel ending sooner instead of later. No need to stretch it out just for a higher word count.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter