Not so much slash and burn as letting light into the wood. I have chopped and cut, cleared away the underbrush and stacked the timber. Sunshine is streaming through the new leaves. A Wood Warbler sings. The coppice is ready for new growth
By painstakingly listing the scenes in each chapter of the first 45,000 words of the book, I have found a way of losing at least 30,000 words, whilst retaining the heart of the story. It already looks better.
The remaining half of the plantation looks healthier, but it could still do with some more light and colour. I shall tackle that tomorrow.
Then the rewriting begins.
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