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Fifth draft – hacking away…

October 16, 2022 / editing, terra incognita, writing

Fifth draft – hacking away… Read the full post here....

My latest editing phase is about crunching my word count from 159k to something approaching 140k. Lots of darlings to kill…

Fifth draft – hacking away… Read the full post here....

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Third draft – finally…

April 5, 2022 / editing, lessons, writing

Third draft – finally… Read the full post here....

I hadn’t realised what a colossal task this editing round would be – after all, I’d already edited it once and knocked off the rough edges – how much more work could it possibly need?

Third draft – finally… Read the full post here....

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