Editing 42-54

Edited pages 42-54.

Editing 17-41

Did a lot of work taking the scattered texts and merging them into the main narrative. These are all in the first 40 pages, and after that the novel focuses on two main stories, and the overall story that merges them into one.

Editing 1-16, etc.

Now the editing is getting a little complicated.  I finished the highlighting of typos on the printed draft.  Now I'm back to some re-writing.  I moved the Benny section to an earlier part of the story, and changed the name to fit with the other sections.  I'm also adding some small parts to the JB sections in pages 1-16 to better explain what's going on.

Editing Typos 55-79

edited typos on pages 55-79.

Playing Guitar Again

With the wrist brace I can play guitar again.  I wear it while playing, and there's no pain or soreness.  Finally!  Overall the wrist feels much better, with no pain during the day.  I wear the brace at night, and when I play the guitar or use the computer.

Editing Typos 80-125

edited pages 80-125.  Getting there!

Editing Typos 106-129

edited for typos pages 106-129.  Going backwards in the story is an interesting experience!

Editing Typos 130-153

The reason for the typo editing is that the dictation software is not 100%, so I have to go through and make the needed corrections.

Editing Typos 154-178

more work with the yellow highlighter!

Editing Typos 179-191

Edited typos starting from the back, pages 179-191.  Nothing glamorous, but it's necessary!

Editing: pages 1-11

1.  Came up with an overall editing plan for the book, especially for the first 40 pages, which need the most work.
2.  Edited pages 1-11.  Added some material and deleted the poems.  All poems will be deleted.

Editing: Mapping the Chapters

So I went through the novel and made notes of where the three sections appear -- the page numbers.  I then color-coded the list to better see how the narratives flow from beginning to end.  I also noted some important plot points.  Most of the editing needs to be done in the first 40 pages.  The rest just needs some cleaning up.  I might even finish the editing in August.

Editing: 1-40

worked on the first 40 pages of the novel.  Just various things.  Editing is a much different process from writing -- even harder, in some ways.  There's no word count to quantify the work.  I miss that!  The first third or so of the novel is in a bit of a mess, and will take some re-writing to put some of the more obscure pieces in line with the plot as it developed.  The middle and latter sections are in much better shape, as they focus on two main story lines.

Draft of Novel is Finished!

final count is 81,409 words.  The draft of the novel is finished!  Now it's editing time.

LP: 80,680

80,680 words in the novel.  Will finish the draft today or tomorrow!

LP: 79,432

79,432 words in the LP project.  1762 words written today.  Ahead of schedule!  I'll continue the pace tomorrow and Friday and so end up with about 81 or 82,000 words.  Then I'll print out the draft and start editing.  My first novel is almost finished.

LP: 77,670

77,670 words in the LP project.  Wrote 1019 words today.

LP: 76,651

76,651 words in the LP project.  Wrote 1281 words today.  Expect to finish the draft of the novel on Friday.  Oh, I've been on vacation the last few days, so no writing.  Went to Bowling Green, Toronto, and Niagara Falls.

LP: 75,370

75,370  words in the LP project.

LP: 74,224

74,224 words in the LP project.