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But, very rewarding, so I can't complain.

Got the two query letters mailed out today. Got some notes made and ideas jotted down. Hope to do some actual plotting tomorrow.

I wanted to write tonight, but after oldest and I went to the post office and then to pick up Fatburger, I discovered I was exhausted. So, I have only a few new words written today.

So, since I seem to be addicted to editing right now *grin* I decided to edit some. Some of it bordered on what I call story maintenance.

What that means is that I ordered my universe more.

While writing a new opening to Out of the Darkness, I discovered that I had been right originally when I thought I needed a book before it, one to really introduce the cultures, the characters, and the evil that had been returned to the universe.

The problem was that, when I'd attempted to plot and start one, nothing came out. So, I assumed--obviously wrongly--that I just needed a short new opening for Out of the Darkness.

But, as I wrote (both on it and other areas of the story universe), I discovered the bulk of the story that wanted to be told, including new characters and a way to support a section that I had cut out of Out of the Darkness to use elsewhere. I knew it had a place, I just had to wait to find it. And, now, I have.

I cut most of that into the new novel. It's working title is The Dawning of the Dark. Some of it, I left in the cut file to use elsewhere...not in these two novels, but probably in the third of this section of the story universe.

So, I cut the new opening OUT of Out of the Darkness. Added the section that fit together with it. And, made it a new file.

Then, I cut a little more from the beginning of Out of the Darkness and left it with an opening that I hadn't considered before, but that will really fit after the first novel ends up.

I did a LITTLE editing on it tonight. Not tons, but it's a start. Now, it's a complete, I'm satisfied (for now) with this story file that I can edit into a second draft. Hooray!

I'm not sure I'll really keep up with how many words I cut from it other than the fact that I'll post progress meters to show it shrink toward my ultimate word count goal.

Tomorrow, I'll probably write. I just didn't have enough living brain cells tonight. :)

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