The last post counted 56 'then'. Down to 20. I had 27 'very' ; now 5. 12 'really' = 5.

As I keep harping, the opportunity to craft a better book is waiting for anyone willing to FIND the easy writing tools and make the effort to replace easy with more descriptive, exciting, and engaging sentences.

Today I begin the most difficult task in finding and replacing -- is am are was were. Words we must use, but often overuse. The less passive I can make my story, the more actively engaged the reader becomes.

I'm not giving you counts -- only it will be in the HUNDREDS! But this is close to the final rewrite before sending the draft to edit.

I still hope to have the SPACE FLEET SAGAS Collection of Adventures published in the first week of June. But I learned my lessons from my first novel -- I will not rush the final product.