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Raine posted an update in the group
December SloMo 7 years, 2 months ago January update from Fife – Last week I thought that a) I’d never ever in the universe get to the end of the huge wip edits, b) not hit the word count target. And c) not get to write a short for RwaV in time. And d) just meh, really.
But since then, got to end of edits, hitting my word target, and now am mid first RwaV target with DAYS left in hand. It may all go pear shaped, but I’ll take the good feeling today!
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Wahey! I’ve been working on RWAV too, today, and it’s started to come together. Got an idea for the sting in the tail, too…
Feels good to be able to feel a bit of success in our plans, doesn’t it?
It so does, @squidge. Celebrate those mini-successes. 🙂
Ooo! A sting! That sounds great, especially since you were worried your plot was a little linear before. Fab!!
Poop though, I don’t think I’m going to make the RWaV deadline. I will gracefully bow out, but GOOD LUCK to everyone xx
Oh, such a shame you aren’t going to make it @philippaeast, I always look forward to reading your stories. But understandable, given the Monster Edit of Doom. 😀
Yay @raine!! Take all the good feels, that’s several fantastic achievements right there 😘 and another yay for @squidge! Cheering for everyone 😊
Well done, @raine! I’m so proud of you, as i know what a daunting task it felt. AND getting that word count down. RESULT! (How do you think you did it, BTW? There might be a useful lesson for all us us about cutting / reducing)
I know what you mean about how impossible it can seem. I honestly couldn’t see how I was supposed to achieve these edits. Thought (again) that I was going to fail epically. But somehow I’ve made it through. I just hope I’ve done enough!
Thank-you @philippaeast. It was a good feeling writing that new word count into my cover letter! I did it partly by stripping out a character, which meant a bit of structural shenanigans but did streamline bits of the plot. I also cut out a minor PoV. But a lot came from just line edits, which is quite scary re how much there was that I could cut. I found it really hard (and I don’t know if I got it right) to strike a balance between trimming fluff and removing voice. The geeky thing I did to keep the motivation going was track before and after word count per scene, with percentage cut per scene and cumulatively. Yes I know. But it did give me little boosts to see that I was on track as I went through.
Love it! Some big, brave cuts, and then all those little trims of fat round out prose too. And I LOVE a good bit of motivational number crunching!! Well done again. What are the next steps for you, once you are happy with your edited draft?