Needless Update

[tally_writes]

So, I've finished chapter 5 in my preliminary edit, which is around 20,000 words. I'm expanding massively and then re-reading and cutting half of it out again lol. Assuming I have a regular sized novel at the end of this of about 80,000 (I think that might even be short, but it's a lot for me) that means I'm 25% done. Whoohoo! Although could be sad

Comments

[the_sly_wink]

Sounds like a good opportunity to get to that characterization jazz. A few chapters a night is blazin' though, but I suppose that depends on the level at which you're editing: just cleaning, changing the plot, or getting pretty close to the final wording.

"Bah, it's a first novel." When do you ever expect to write a statement like that?

[zevieblack]

The beginning was really rough work, and the end is terrible - I'll be probably spending days agonizing over everything then lol. Right now there's a couple chapters that flow decently, and so I'm trying to get through those asap while I'm still inspired. Plus, I'm not adding anything, and deleting is easy-peasy on the time department.

The final wording ... yikes lol. I will have to do another edit after this one, but I'd like to post first and get some ideas on where I'm messing up.