Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 4086

Hi.

While I try not to burn supper (fabulous breakfast-supper), I bring you this update. Hang on, gotta stir the scrambled eggs…okay. I am down to 23 single-spaced words to edit through. I am also down to…stir the hashbrowns. Rescue toast…93,485 words. At this point, I’m thinking about 92,500 could be a nice resting place with the manuscript. Turn off eggs. Honey on toast. In a few days, we’ll see how close. Salt hashbrowns. Unwrap bacon. Head to watch ‘My Little Pony movie’.

‘Til then…yours in editing,

Jean

Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 9

We’re getting there. Updated word count: 96, 292. And yes, I thought this version was ‘prefect’ before I started taking out the ‘it goes without saying’ aspects. Ah well. What makes it stronger, makes me cross-eyed.

Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 7

My goodness, how many updates are there going to be?

Today, I beat the word count yo-yo and have snitched this baby down to 98, 070 words. I never thought it would be possible. And I’m not even half way through. What am I down? 5000 crazy words or something like that? Wow.

If you’ve been disbelieving about your word count, go take out everything ‘that goes without saying’ and see where you end up. Hopefully with a nice, tight story.

Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 6

Yesterday started out frustrating with the edits. I would dip down to 99, 730s, then shoot back up to 100,000. Back and forth, back and forth. Argh!

But, I’m pleased to say by the end of the day–moments before crashing for the night, I got to my goal–below 99,000.

Where is my word count? 98,999. And still trucking!

Trim, Trim, Trim Challenge: Update 5

Mood status: Much better.

Eye status: Still crossed and slightly achy.

Caffeine status: Way too high.

Chocolate status: Also much better.

Chance of diversion from task at hand status: Not applicable. Done editing for the day.

Number of favoured phrases deleted status: Still one.

Impact of deletion of ‘my babies’ status: I’m over it.

Pre-challenge word count: 103, 669

Current word count status: 99, 936

Mood status in relation to lowered word count: WOOOOO! I broke 100,000. I wasn’t sure if it was possible. Honey, anything is possible! I can fly, I can fly! I can…ouch! Hell, that hurts. (Can’t fly after all.)