It doesn't hurt to delete words, honestly.

By R.J. Harlick
Do you write to a specific pre-determined manuscript length? Does your publisher require you to stay within a word-count range?
No, I haven't had a facelift. She's a friend of mine. I'll tell you her intriguing story at the end of this blog, but first I'll answer the question.
Since starting out on this writing adventure, I’ve never paid much attention to word count in the writing of the first draft. I just write until the story is finished. But surprisingly I find that most of m...