In writing this update, I'm reminded of a line from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. "I'll tell you everything I know. There's little to relate."
There are few landmarks to report when editing. With the writing of a novel, you can at least tell when you've arrived at the end of the narrative. But there is no end to the process of editing. You work through from start to finish, then go back to the start and do it again. And again. And again.
The next milestone for me will come when I feel ready to print out a complete, readable novel and show it to someone. I'm hoping that will come in the next few days.
Eventually I'll reach the point where the allotted time has run out and I'm contractually obliged to send it to the publisher. But even then, there would be more that could be done. Novels are never finished, just abandoned.
However, I CAN tell you that I'm pleased with it so far. Here are a few lines from the text - as it now stands...
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