Editing Progress

I figured it would be good to make an editing log. It's good to read back and see how much things change or do no change.

So here's what I've done so far.

1- The Great Save (Done)

I made multiple copies of my first draft documents and saved them in a few different places. No more empty USBs.

2- The Re-name Game (Done)

I renamed my files as Draft2_1, etc. Felt nice to have a visible sign that I was working on a second draft.

Of course I felt so accomplished that I didn't actually open any of the files until a good while later.

3- The Ruthless Re-read (In progress)

While re-reading, I've been deleting quite a bit of content, striking through large parts that I'm not sure about and updating the chapter summaries on my master outline document

The one thing that I've cut out that had made a visible difference in my word count: 'seemed to'. I don't know why I'm so fond of using it, but I used it a lot. And I've made it my duty to cut it out whenever possible.

Other than that, I've come across repetition of certain plot elements, lost track of important characters in scenes and am constantly wondering what day/time it is in story. Those are just a few small things that need fixing. There's also character voice, plot stuff and my biggest weakness-descriptions that needs to be refined.

Am I overwhelmed by everything I have to do? Yes, definitely. Because I've just started.

But I'm working on it.

Polar