Saturday, November 21, 2009

Post-It countdown, week 4

As far as actual post-its, these last couple weeks aren't so impressive. You could count them on one hand, without even using your thumb. HOWEVER. In the last month since receiving Madame Editor's suggestions I have:

  • removed 109 out of 130 post-it flags
  • drafted 3 pesky unfinished chapters
  • cut somewhere in the neighborhood of 3,248 words (it's hard to know for sure when you're simultaneously drafting at the back and deleting from the front)
  • converted 20 chapters from past to present tense (which I swore I wouldn't do)
  • rewritten the end (ditto)
I want a cookie. A big one.

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Currently re-reading:

Zel
by Donna Jo Napoli