That doesn’t sound like much until I mention that the MS is only (was only) 150 pages long.
Yes, folks, after a blasted month, containing fifty solid hours of editing, I am only two thirds through my MS.
But the esteemed Colleen Lindsay has declared this No Whining Week, so I shall not whine. I shall instead focus on the good.
I’ve written some marvelous scenes in this last week. I’ve clarified motivations and increased conflict. I’ve touched up my description. I’ve added depth to all my characters. I’ve added thousands if not tens of thousands of words to the MS. Seeing that it was only 53K, this is a very good thing.
Seems I am one of those “my first draft is my outline” writers. At least at the moment. I expect things will change again as I grow in my craft. It is a good thing to know my process, so despair doesn’t get me when things are going badly as a natural part of it. (Like that first week of editing. Whoo, boy, is that one a doozy!)
This novel is, even if I stopped now (which, NO WAY!!), exponentially better than it was. What on Earth would I have to whine about?