Work In Progress Wednesday

I'm posting this a bit later in the day that I would have liked, but I'm almost positive the baby's cutting teeth since he's been really abnormally fussy the last few days. Anyway, work on The Black Orchid has slowed, but I'm still plotting in my head. Instead I've focused on Encoded Secrets more and here's what I've learned. I just cut 10,000 words from it and I don't think I'll miss them. I took a class at the LDStorymakers about not being married to your words and scenes. Sometimes they have to go and I now have to agree. I just find it interesting that it's taken me this long to figure out that some of those scenes, although they were fun, weren't necessary. Gotta love the learning curve!