Many of my author friends have an editing issue that seems to be fairly common: their word count on completed drafts is usually 120k+. In contrast, my second drafts are more commonly found in the 45k+ bracket, which means instead of culling scenes or even entire chapters, I have to bulk up my book. Having said that, the last thing I want to do is add words just for the sake of it. They need to have meaning and bring a richer element to the story. Over the past few years, I ha