The nervous sensation is reaching 6.5 on the Richter scale…

Why?

Because my editor tells me my manuscript will be returned in a few days and there will be some comments and notes pre-forwarded for my perusal.

What will be in the notes? How much will I need to cull and rework? These were thoughts I had a few weeks ago but gave them little or no time. How bad could it be? Right? Now the hour of truth rapidly approaches those thoughts stand illuminated over many others.