Editing

Since I finished proofreading my manuscript, I'm in the process of editing my Word document with the changes I made to the hard copy. This is the part of the process that's kind of boring, at least, so far. Of course, as I type in my edits and delete the things I cut, I can't help but fidget with what's left.

I'm proud to say that 63 pages into the manuscript I've cut four pages of length. That's without the whole pages that I crossed out a few more chapters into the book. I can't wait to see where I end up, but I plan to go back and read through it at least one more time with an eye on cutting even more.

But, tonight, with a pretty bad headache and exhaustion from a busy week at work -- and a long day of work and errands today -- I'm tempted to lie down on the couch and read for a while. I bought a novel today called "One Day" by David Nicholls that a friend recommended recently. Hmm ... decisions, decisions ... the couch does seem to be calling my name ...