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This is getting ridiculous. I'm at 89k now. The euphoria has blown over as I realize that I probably will have to add a bunch at the end of this process.
But a lot of the stuff I cut was chaff. My characters were dilly-dallying and not advancing the plot. There was a lot of detailed description and uninteresting introspection but very little tension.
I liked a lot of the scenes I cut. They resonated with me because they were based on places and situations that I have personally experienced, but I can't see other readers being engaged with it.
The new stuff I add will replace fat with muscle. My main hurdle now will be keeping the final climax from being too trite.
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