Words/Time: 43 minutes doing some early revision of “Pursuit of Power.”

I read through more of the story, making broad changes and taking notes for other issues that need addressed (though there have still been no new notes to take yet). Today I got through 38 pages of 435, ending on page 123.

I don’t really know how much better I’m making the story right now, but I still think my friend will enjoy it when I’m ready for him to read it. I can worry about making it great later (not that it’s terrible now).

Words/Time: 36 minutes doing some early revision of “Pursuit of Power.”

I’m reading through the story now, making broad changes and taking notes for other issues that need addressed. So far it’s been going pretty well. I’m on page 39 of 435, and I’ve done well so far ignoring line edits that I could be making, and instead looking for the broader issues.

I always copy a previous post when making these updates, so I can skip having to adjust some of the settings, tags and the like. But far too often, I forget to change the title of the post to the current day…I always wonder if anyone actually notices that.

Words/Time: 30 minutes doing some early revision of “Pursuit of Power.”

I completed 1 item in my list of things to revise, which was finishing the scene I started yesterday, and figuring out how to make it fit into the story. I only have a few items left on the list before I’m finally ready to just read through the whole story again. I believe it will be the first time reading it from beginning to end since I wrote it. I have 8 things on my list that I will be watching to revise on the way, and will of course revise other things that come up along the way. I’ll take notes on larger issues that aren’t necessary to change now, for this early revision, and I’m hoping that by the time I’m done with that step, I will be able to call this first revision finished, and allow a person or two to read the book.

Words/Time: 357 words written, which took maybe 15 minutes (I didn’t pay close attention to the clock, but I’m calling it 15 for my goal tracker.)

I was pretty happy to do any work today. A stomach bug worked its way through my family over the last week, and today it hit me. I was asleep most of the afternoon and evening. Even when I was awake, I didn’t have my list of things to revise, because I left it at my parents’ house yesterday. My husband brought it home this evening, and I managed to squeeze in a little work, which entailed writing a new scene to include in “Pursuit of Power.”