Well, this week I got stuck into the third draft of the novel I'm currently revising and not only did I reach the end tonight, but I also had enough time to take care of the changes/additions list. Yes, there's always a list leftover. It wasn't a long one this time, but I took care of everything.
That means I get tomorrow off. Yay.
- Monday: 85/237pgs (87,948w)
- Tuesday: 146/237pgs (87,573w)
- Wednesday: 218/237pgs (87,050w)
- Thursday: 236pgs / 86,158w
Very excited that the third draft is done! Yay. 😁
As you can see above, I ended up cutting quite a few words. All excess that didn't need to be there, or could be condensed in some way. I also ended up chopping the last four pages of one chapter because it didn't add anything to the story. Actually, I think it confused things.
Sometimes, you just gotta make sure the character doesn't go off on a tangent that doesn't fit.
I'm happy with how it's turned out and added it to my Paperwhite so I can read it one last time. What I love about the last stage/proofread, is how reading the story away from the laptop makes other things stand out. One thing that always catches my attention on the Paperwhite is word repetition.
But that's something to tackle on Monday. I'm going to take three days away from the story. Looking forward to the weekend, but that's still a whole day away.
Have a great day!
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