Tonight, I hit 80,000 words—a number that I haven’t been able to reach since I started this major revision months ago. Of course, a quantitative measurement isn’t always the best one (hell, most of us could stand to lose a few thousand characters, though that’s another conversation), but as someone who’s been in the process of adding missing pieces, I’m marking tonight as substantial forward motion.
Just changing the word count in the top, right-hand corner of the manuscript is a victory; I have direction, I have purpose, I have a plan. But most importantly—and what I realize has me here in the first place—is that I have heart again.
That’s a pretty good thing to have back. Trust me on this one.
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