Bobby’s Back is now undergoing a concurrent edit by my lovely wife as I finish the book. It’s up to 94,193 words and very much so crisp and clean in my opinion. The last two days were tough as I had to go back and rip out all of the trash that seems to work its way into any book you write. I reread some parts and wondered when the aneurysm had burst and how I didn’t die if my brain had been so badly damaged as to include that dreck in the book.
Seriously… what possessed me to put such nonsense into an otherwise good book? Well, it pained me to remove several thousand words that I’d worked hard on at one point but the book is much improved as a result. I’ve written a lot in the last week and while the word count is only a bit higher than the last time I posted there’s over 5K of new material that I’ve written in the meantime. Most of it pretty good. My editor will have the final opinion on that in a day or two. And then, it’s on to the agent’s desk.
Right now I’m within 12 days of the end of the book in the book’s timeline. It’s got a pace problem… I’m out of breath trying to keep up with events! Yup, it’s going to be a “can’t put it down” kind of a read. That makes me proud.
So, before I forget, “Thanks, God. I appreciate the fact that you’re guiding my fingers on the keyboard.” I couldn’t do it without him, nor would I want to do so.
Keep praying, four days to go until this baby is done.
