Chorus of the Sands Patch Notes: Chapter 3 through 5

Chapter 3:

Starting word count - 2912

Added several commas to split up run-on sentences

Fixed 1 instance of "multicoloured", changing it to "multi-coloured"

Fixed 1 instance of "morepurposeful", changing it to "more purposeful"

Fixed 1 instance of "nought", changing it to "naught"

Fixed 1 instance of "pin cushions", changing it to "pincushions"

Fixed 1 instance of a question missing a question mark

Fixed 1 instance of a missing word. "She". Added it so the sentence made sense

Fixed 1 instance of a missing period

Fixed 4 instances of improper comma use and replaced it with a semi-colon

Fixed 1 instance of improper semi-colon use and replaced it with a comma

Cut unnecessary dialogue making conversations feel overly explanatory/repetitiva

Split 1 paragraph into 2, to better differentiate subject of narration

Removed instances of unneeded commas

Removed uses of the word "better" in 1 scene to prevent over-usage of the word

Removed several unneeded words, improving reading flow

Removed/reworked frequent instances of the word "wooden" in a short span of time

Removed instances of redundant sentences

Removed instances of unnecessary world-building/details

Rephrased multiple lines of dialogue to improve flow

Final word count - 2753

Chapter 4:

Starting word count - 2419

Added several commas to split up run-on sentences

Fixed an instance of "chestpiece", changing it to "chest piece"

Fixed 3 instances of improper comma use and replaced it with a semi-colon

Reworked several sentence structure to encourage better flow

Split one paragraph into two, to better differentiate subject of narration

Removed several unneeded words, improving reading flow

Removed unneeded commas

Removed a piece of dialogue that hinted at events that never transpired

Final word count - 2248

Chapter 5:

Starting word count - 2666

Added several commas to split up run-on sentences

Fixed a case where "priest" was misspelled as "preist"

Fixed an instance where the incorrect character name was used in dialogue

Fixed 2 instances of improper comma use and replaced them with a semi-colon

Fixed an instance of "it's" when it should have been "its"

Replaced commas with em dashes in one sentence to better reflect important of information given

Reworked a sentence in the opening scene to better indicate which character(s) the narrator was referencing

Removed redundant dialogue

Removed redundant narration

Final word count - 2574