tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571733405493189550.post6707827587448336284..comments2023-08-20T04:20:09.943-07:00Comments on Spirit of Seattle: Finishing up one project, and starting on anotherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571733405493189550.post-16914673571880014112010-12-13T18:22:31.702-08:002010-12-13T18:22:31.702-08:00Nice picture! Isn't it a good feeling to have...Nice picture! Isn't it a good feeling to have a story in hard copy? Looking forward to reading it!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617151224505912914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571733405493189550.post-91306013969176226132010-12-13T16:33:12.504-08:002010-12-13T16:33:12.504-08:00Well done on completing your story :) And you soun...Well done on completing your story :) And you sound like you've got a good idea of how to approach editing "Runaway Train" - I wouldn't worry about word count if I were you, so much as having a read through and identifying places where the story's maybe a bit thin and can use some meatifying, so to speak. :)<br /><br />That's what I did with my very first read-through/edit of last year's NaNo. Word count went from 116k to 147k - obviously TOO long, but it was a result of filling in the gaps. Now I'm working on trimming down unnecessary crap, but at least I know there aren't any gaps any longer. :)Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.com