Today was a big day for revision and cleanup — I cut out some of the weaker stuff I'd written before. I think deleting words ought to count for just as much as adding words, but I'll refrain from complicating the tally that way.
Productivity for Sunday, 27 September:
1651 shiny new words, one brand new piece added to the pile, a few other pieces buffed up.
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