Did I mention my writing is better than my math?

You know that glorious word count yesterday? Yeah, well. Litte boo-boo. Didn't remember to delete the redundant parts on day 1 or 2. So... ready for my smashing grand total of new words added to my novel?? (You won't need a big drum to roll here) 449 words.

Now, in order to keep myself from crawling under a rock and never coming back out- let me explain- because it helps me feel justified in my effort, and less like a word count loser.

1. Editing is a very different process than writing. It means reading & re-reading & slicing & dicing & moving things around- and in the end, the additions tend to be minimal.

2. I have edited 4 chapters in 3 days. That is no small thing.

3. If we look at the word count for words edited-- (the word counts for chapters 1-4) it numbers an impressive 9,702.

So. From now on- I'll be tallying the last two items (because taking the old word count (pre-edits) and subtracting what's there now-- too painful. I can't be at day 3 of NaNo with only 449 words.

The bar counter thingamabob over there will now reflect words edited as in #3 above-- so it'll seem impressive, but just remember that the actual new word count is significantly less.

And-- if someone has a better way to track this, please let me know. This is not my strong suit.

Taking my crimson cheeks to bed.