It’s all over but the shouting.
Well, folks, Nereids Ch11 is in the bag. The first draft, at least. I spent most of the morning editing yesterday’s additions. Then I added another 1,000 words (to the 3,000 I cranked out yesterday).
I’m pretty happy with the end, too. It sets up the events in Ch12, and it ends on a good cliffhanger. You know what’s coming, but you’re still anxious to read it (I hope, at least).
My only problem is the chapter’s size—it’s 11,500+ words—and that’s a bit longer than I’d like. Besides, I need to cut 10%. That’s a tip I got from Stephen King, and it’s made my stories tighter and smoother.
So remember, all you writers and aspiring writers: write, write, write, and then cut, cut, cut. A good garden is a well-trimmed garden.
Back to trimming. - Nick
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This is, perhaps, the biggest difference between “serious” writers and “weekend golfers.” While I do a fair amount of editing and trimming, I know I don’t put nearly the time into it that you do. Of course, I’m not as wordy to begin with, so a full 10% might not be as necessary.
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I’m most definitely a “weekend golfer”. I have a hard enough time writing enough words for a chapter, let alone cuttring 10% out! 
I’ll leave the REAL writing to you “serious” writers. 
Write, erase, rewrite, wait, read, trim. Something like that?
Steve.