WS editing progress

I finished my edit on WS today. It's funny how much editing I'm doing on something I've rewritten eight times. Granted, the biggest changes are on the newest bits. The biggest faux pas was calling Thaddea by the wrong name in a scene that had been Delilah's. So long as Jake doesn't call her by the wrong name...

It's also funny how much I liked that character and now that she's gone, except for one scene, I don't miss her so much. It makes better sense, it's more focused and there's less to keep track of overall. I don't miss the Nan story or the details of the incident that got him sent to BT at all. Glad I cut those.

I'm pleased w/ the new ending. I'm not sure if Pt 4 needs to be “part 4.” I'll probably eliminate that and just make it a final chapter. It's less of a coda than it had been. It flows better. The only thing is that everything takes place over the course of five or six weeks and then this bit is months later. That would be the only reason to keep it a “part” instead of a “chapter.”

And now I'm going to indulge my vanity for a paragraph. I was reading that horrible book I reviewed in the previous entry while I was doing this edit. I finished Pt 2, which I love (esp the end of it), and I thought, “This is what I want to read. It doesn't matter really if I get this published or not. I love to read it, loved writing it and love rewriting it. My kids and grandkids will be able to read this.” I also thought that if someone could publish the dreck I'd been reading, surely I can find someone willing to sell this. And RFM.

It's been strange seeing the similarities in the stories. Apparently I have recurring themes and motifs (brothers/sisters, abandonment, returning, forgiveness, etc.). More on that later. I need to finish supper. Jake & Seth both get me hungry.