Thanks to the flu last weekend, a cold this weekend and a wonderful husband who's done a great job of keeping our son entertained so I can rest, I've gotten a lot of editing done during the past week. I'm more than halfway through the manuscript and I've cut 34 pages.
There aren't many multi-page sections left to cut, but deleting a few paragraphs at a time an shortening others has meant that pages have disappeared pretty quickly. I'm resisting the urge to make edits beyond those marked in pencil on my printed manuscript, but I'm looking forward to going back and reading from the beginning to work on consistency and determine what else can or should be cut.
Last weekend, I finished reading "One Day" by David Nicholls, which I loved. This weekend I started reading Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Played With Fire." I liked the first book in his trilogy, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," but I don't have much patience right now for a book that takes a hundred pages or so to really convince me that I want to keep reading. I also have "Best Friends Forever" on my night stand, but it's not as good as Jennifer Weiner's other books. I like her first few books better than the last two I've read from her.
Now, off to bed (after I fold a load of laundry). I hope I sleep better tonight and feel better in the morning, so I can drag myself in to the office. Lots to do at my day job this week.
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