I’ve finished the first editing round for The Quisling Orchid, and I can’t say I’m surprised to find that the book is only 2000 words shorter. I’ll catch a few more stray words and lines of noncy prose in the next read through. My editor has been a star; she’s highlighted areas of extreme literary weirdness, and praised parts of the book that worked very well.
But I still have a lot of work to do 🙂