I’ve updated the chapter 1 evolution with version 2. It lost about a quarter of its words in the process of evolving from version 1.5, which tells me I’m awfully wordy. This is a microcosm of what I’m doing with the entire book right now. I feel a bit stalled out at the moment, but …
Monthly Archives: April 2010
Cutting
I’m in the midst of cutting now. I’ve got about 5,000 words already gone, and there will be plenty more. At the same time, I need to make some changes and figure out how to make everything link up to them. In spare moments I’m doing a lot of thinking about how these changes will …
Editing!
The time has come to edit. I closed up a hole left by a major cut early in the story. In a sure sign of a good cut, it already seems natural to no longer have the discarded prose. There are a couple of other major cuts to deal with, but for now I’ve decided …
Progress and Doubt
I’ve rewritten the current revision’s Chapter 3 to change the POV. I had switched away from the main character with the first revision and I think that was a mistake. It’s back to the main character again. I’ve also made a new chapter 4 which combines chapters 5 and 26 from the first revision. So …
I’m Done! Time to start, again.
My first revision is finished! Unfortunately, a lot of work remains, but this is still a huge milestone. Almost every word was rewritten with this revision, so to some extent I have a new rough draft. Now the time has come to pull out the knives and start cutting away the dead wood while making …