Liz

My edits have succeeded in trimming my 99,000 word manuscript to 89,000 words! I have 15 more chapters to #revise, so let’s see how many more words I can cut. 😈 🔪

#editing

I have 16 chapters left to #rewrite & 17 days until my (self-imposed) deadline to finish this draft. Honestly, the fact that I feel like I still have a chance to make it at this point, is motivating me to keep going more & more every day.

#Revising Accountability Post

Today I cut about 3,600 words from my MS, which bring my total to 7,241 out of the 30,000 I’m trying to cut.

#Writing #Editing

Me peeping to revise this 10 page chapter: This word count is going down!

Thank you!

#Rewrite Progress
How it started: I am going to cut 30,000 words from this manuscript! ✂️

How it’s going: I added a new chapter! ✍️ 🤨

I’m hopeful that adding a chapter here will help me delete large portions of later chapters. But honestly, who knows. 🤷‍♀️

#Writing #Editing #KidLit

You know it’s been a good #writing day when you’re eager to get to sleep just so you can wake up and get back to writing again. ☺️

I FINALLY GOT THROUGH THE CHAPTER THAT’S BEEN BLOCKING ME FOR MONTHS!!!!!!

I’m going to celebrate with a cookie then get back to rewriting. I’m so happy. 😁

#Writing #Editing #Rewrite #Progress

My Writing Process

When I have hours to write: struggle to work through plot issues, slow pacing, feel stuck - little gets written

When I’m leaving/going to bed in 5 minutes: plot holes solved, pacing problems fixed - scribbles notes hoping I remember it all tomorrow

#Writing #Editing

Thank you!

Thank you! I believe the pacing is better now. I made a pretty big change to one of the chapters that cut the majority of it & replaced it with something that I believe moves the plot along better. We’ll see what happens as I get closer to the middle.

Rewrite Progress Update

Chapters completed: 5
Words Cut: 3,013

#editing #writing #rewriting

Sure. I’m not ready for that yet, but when I am I’ll let you know. 😊

I’ve shared about half of it with my critique group, and my agent did sent it to some publishers. That’s why we agreed to pause sending it out & rewrite it to try to fix things based on the feedback.

Ultimately 60k words. But at this point I’m going to call anything under 70k a win for me. 😆

Thanks
I’m rewriting it because it’s about 30k words too long for middle grade.

For the record, I got 1 chapter (9 pages) edited.

That’s awesome! Congratulations!

My editing accountability post: I have about 2 hours to edit, let’s see how many pages I can get through.

#editing #writing

Rewrite Progress Update

Chapters completed: 4
Words Cut: 2,402

#editing #writing #rewriting

Rewrite progress:
3 chapters rewritten (48 chapters left)
1164 words cut (28,836 words to go)

My progress may be slow, but it’s still progress.

#rewriting #editing #writing

Not to brag, but I just fixed an issue in my MS that has been bothering me for the past 5 drafts. It might be little, but I’m proud of me.

#Writing #Rewriting #Editing

Another 0.5 chapter rewritten & another 216 words cut.

#Writing #Editing #Rewriting

The Challenge: Complete my rewrite & cut 30k words.
The Deadline (self imposed): 3/7/26

Current progress: 1.5 chapters rewritten, 709 words cut.

#Writing #Rewriting #Editing

My overwriting self cut 4 whole lines from chapter 1 of my latest draft. I made lots of other edits too, but I’m trying to cut 30k words from my book, so removing 4 whole lines feels like progress.

I knew there was a reason I love both those shows so much!

Also, perhaps during that time period, shows demonstrated the word so well they don’t need to say it.

Sometimes when I feel stuck with my own MS, it helps to give my writer friends feedback on their work. Seeing their efforts & progress, and hearing their encouragement to me makes a big difference. #CritiquePartners #WriterFriends #Motivation

Thank you! And that makes sense.

If anyone has any advice you are willing to share for how to write a 1 page synopsis for a dual POV middle grade novel, I’d be most thankful.

(Seriously, I’m lost 😳)

Thank you 😊