Tighten Up Your Writing #7
While it can feel like extra work, removing unnecessary words will improve the manuscript and train your writing brain to use them less in your next story.
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Tighten Up Your Writing #6
I used “now” throughout the manuscript, which is odd for a story occurring in the past. #amwriting #amediting #amwritingfantasy #thelostroyals
Tighten Up Your Writing #5
Sometimes, many words are preferable, even when a single one would suffice.
Tighten Up Your Writing (or not?) #4
It’s the first day of a new year, which generally means resolutions and other pledges of life changes, blabbity-blah. This isn’t quite one of those.
Tighten Up Your Writing #3
As someone who’s reviewed thousands of pages, I know that many people are satisfied with their first draft.
Tighten up your writing #2
Writing a post like this is great because it allows me to show the evolution of the writing, literally as I’m writing it. #thelostroyals
Tighten Up Your Writing #1
Some words were simply unnecessary; some made the sentence drag; and some were too passive.
Difficult Choices #1
I’d recently set a target of 3,000 to 4,000 words to keep the reading effort light, while also making it feel like the story kept moving. I was missing the mark.
Editing Exercise – Help that stumbling sentence
My various lives (personal, work, writing) have been busy for the last couple months, so blogging took a back seat for a bit. However, while doing some writing over lunch, I was struck by an idea that led to this post. Many writers will tell you not to stop for proofreading or editing while you’re […]
100 posts already?
With a hundred posts, there are plenty of ways to see how my writing brain works or to delve into the world of Empyrelia.
