Editing

It's such a bitch. I can't fathom why I thought, at the time, it was okay to use the word 'and' so many times. Must be a nervous twitch. So out they come - some of them. I'm aiming for 40%. The thing is that if I can edit them out afterwards I'm quite happy to scatter them like confetti over the story. The last thing I need is to get self conscious about word choice and come to a grinding halt twice a sentence. Spew out the story and mop up the mistakes later is going to be my aim from now on.

So here's another bit of spewage, all hairy and unwaxed.

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