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Selkie revisited
And here I am, back editing Selkie again. Sigh. The real sad thing about this is that every comment I got in the initial feedback resonated(global issues that were big enough to warrant fixing before a full crit). I had noticed almost every one of these things, at least in the back of my mind, and did nothing to heal them. Well, I never thought I had become so good at editing my own that I'd grown beyond critters, so I don't know why I am surprised :).
Anyway, I've started yet another edit pass to address these global issues. Some require little tweaks scattered throughout the novel, some require cuts, some require whole new scenes. That under 120k count I was so glad of (though I'd have preferred 110k)? It's out the window for this run at least. I know, from my short story experiences, that I have it in me to cut by a fifth or more on sentence level so if length is a huge issue, I can manage it somehow.
On the other hand, the power in this book is the voice and cutting the sentence level may flatten that out. See, a worrier. I need to get through the globals for this pass first then get feedback on the specifics. Who knows...I may discover whole scenes I can toss, or at least trim fiercely. I can hope, can't I?
And stats:
Edited Today: 4734 words
2 Chapters complete - 4% of the novel
47 Chapters remain
114135 Remaining word count
4734 Current Total
Ouch. I know I'm just getting started, but 4%? It seems like I have such a long way to go.
Anyway, I've started yet another edit pass to address these global issues. Some require little tweaks scattered throughout the novel, some require cuts, some require whole new scenes. That under 120k count I was so glad of (though I'd have preferred 110k)? It's out the window for this run at least. I know, from my short story experiences, that I have it in me to cut by a fifth or more on sentence level so if length is a huge issue, I can manage it somehow.
On the other hand, the power in this book is the voice and cutting the sentence level may flatten that out. See, a worrier. I need to get through the globals for this pass first then get feedback on the specifics. Who knows...I may discover whole scenes I can toss, or at least trim fiercely. I can hope, can't I?
And stats:
Edited Today: 4734 words
2 Chapters complete - 4% of the novel
47 Chapters remain
114135 Remaining word count
4734 Current Total
Ouch. I know I'm just getting started, but 4%? It seems like I have such a long way to go.