Possibly the most difficult aspect of trimming words out of the story is removing ideas, situations and (sometimes) characters. I often wonder if the story will maintain the same feel as it has these elements purged away. Well, not wonder as much as worry. I am unable to quantify what exactly builds the atmosphere of my book, which makes me fearful I am destroying it.
Not today! Chapter seven edited down very smoothly. I kept almost every aspect of the story while removing 795 words! I knew there would be chapters where I had a lot of capricious sentences. I am so relieved to finally run into one.
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