2029 words done today, a little lower because of a serious headache. This puts the book total at 74,596 words, or about 3/5 of the way finished, I estimate.
I’ve started editing my first book again, after nearly a month of just “letting it sit.” I had no idea quite how necessary that part of the process was. Not the editing, the letting it sit. As I began my editing, I read the revised prologue, it worked pretty well. I write it after the rest of the book and after the first two rounds of editing when I’d ironed out some bad habits I had when I started the book. Bear in mind, when I began book one, I hadn’t written since college, which has been a couple of years now. When I delved into chapters one and two, there were issues. Big issues. Issues I missed in edits one and two. Things were over-described or needlessly wordy, and some stuff was just poorly said.
I realize now that leaving it alone is what I need to do. I recommend trying it if you’re a fellow writer, especially if you have a habit of finding yourself being wordy. You come back about thirty days later and the reading is fresh, it’s new, it’s easy to see errors that aren’t quite as glaring. So, I’m beginning edit round number three, and after that I’ll be looking for an agent to represent the work. Here’s hoping it’ll be good news down the line. And if not? I’ll write another, and another, and another until I have good news for you. As you might expect, I’ll be documenting this process all the while.
Bishop
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