Editing is the part I hate most. I don't mind trimming the fat from a sentence, to find a better way to convey a thought, but when it comes to taking out whole paragraphs or scenes, I really have a problem.
Same here. I do not like removing whole paragraphs or scenes. I had to the few times I posted an excrept to this forum I had to edit (heavy violence and some swearing) and those were the mild parts (it is NOT family freindly lol). But it is a sci-fi/war/military-thriller so such content adds realism and depth.
I misread: I only had it down to 4 1/4 pages. Now it's at 4.
Stupid long vanity static.