Novel Watch #22: +2.5 pages [2/62 revised]
So, oddly, I keep on adding pages as I “revise,” without really getting very far in my revision process. Oh well. It all seems to be working better this time through, and I’m able to keep the better bits and toss the worse ones, and since I have a much better idea of which is which, that makes my job a lot easier. Also, these earlier chapters require a lot more rewriting than later ones will, so hopefully I’ll speed up as I go. I might even reach a point where I won’t need to revise much at all in certain chapters as I get closer to the end of what I’ve written. There’s always the third draft, anyway.
As for metrics, you’ll see that while I added 2.5 pages to my second draft, I’ve still only revised 2 of my previous 62 pages so far. The fun part will come when I reach the end of the revision process and see just how much everything has grown by!
Bandolor and Adrianna are still jelling as characters. That’s good. Adrianna has a personality from the beginning this time around, which is certainly an improvement, and I can save some of the revelation of trauma for later in the book. I’m off to a good middle.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
So, I was wondering if I could make a request.
Since you do seem to be adding pages as you go, and even if you start cutting pages or staying in the same place, can we get a third metric of total pages? Because I’m curious about how the total number fluctuates as well. So you could say “+2.5 pages [2/62 revised] {67 total}” or something like that. Or you could just ignore me, and continue as you like. 
Regardless, I love reading your updates!