Mood: It's been better, but then again, it's raining and dreary.

What I'm Listening To Right Now: Nothing, but I have the Food Network on TV

So, there are three R's that keep popping up in my life while writing this book. Realization, Re-Organizing and Re-Writing. Ugh. Enough with the "R's" already!

Last night, while watching $40 A Day, a thought popped into my mind about a big scene I have coming up. The following conversation happened between the two parts of my brain. We'll call them First Self and Other Self. Enjoy.

First Self: "You have a similar scene like that at the end of the book. Other Self, do you think maybe that could be redundant, since the book is going to be so action packed from that scene to the one at the end?"
Other Self: "But First Self, I've really been looking forward to writing this scene and getting some action in this book finally. But... It would shorten up the book, and you're right, it could be redundant."
First Self: "Good, then it's settled, we'll just take that part out, for now, and add to it for the ending scene. It's basically all laid out, we'll just need to make it a bit more dramatic, since we were holding back on it before. Just a little re-writing. No biggie."
Other Self: "Wait, not just a little re-writing. I've spent the last few chapters building up to this. It'll be A LOT of re-writing AND what am I going to fill it with?!?"
First Self: "Listen, it will make the book better and shorter. You do know you're going to have to cut out about 30,000 words, the way your headed? Let's go get in the bath and think about it."
Other Self: "I don't want to get in the bath! I just want to write what I had planned! And I think you're over-estimating it with 30,000 words! More like 29,999... at the most. Really, we'll be fine."

That's basically how it went. And oh by the way, First Self won. Realization has set in. Now it's time for the re-organizing, and re-writing. Yippee.

And I did have the realization the other day that my book is too long. It's already at or over what most Young Adult books are. Oh boy. Didn't plan that one out well. But it's okay. I'm actually looking forward to going back (when I'm finished) and fixing everything. I really love editing, so it should be fine. I just need to get all of it out, the rest should be fun for me. Really.

Have a good day guys.