The good news is that my manuscript is 125,000 words, not 136,000 as I had estimated. Today, I cut 7000 words from the classes chapter by moving all the lesson plans to a new book which will be called, A Guide to Backpacking With Teens Manual. When Mark T. reviewed the text last spring, he told me that I had two books and I guess he was right. The manual will hold all those materials I planned to put in the appendix. It could be printed or it is possible I could put the manual portion on my author website, although I do not want a website that has to be regularly maintained and updated. I don't want to be tied down to that task.
Tomorrow, I'll start work on slashing the enrolling new recruits chapter. It's only 5500 words, but I think I can cut 1500. Equipment and food will be next. So, new goals on the horizon. Can I cut 15,000 words in a week?
We visited the Buffalo Botannical Gardens today for the first time. It was 7 degrees when we left the house and dropped to 3 when we arrived, but it was so beautifully bright and blue!
Finally, I had a chance to photograph gorgeous orchids!
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