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I’ve come to love this 700 word story format, not so much for the content, but as a writing exercise. You have to look at every single word and make a decision whether it lives or dies. Why use two verbs when you can use a contraction? Do you need that adjective? Can you eliminate the subject without confusing the reader?
I’m taking this same surgical technique to edit my first novel which will be independently publish in the beginning of next month. I've pared down the book from 108,000 words to fewer than 100,000 and I still have several chapters that are going under the knife. My later novels are tighter and won't need so much editing.
More on that novel later.
I’ve come to love this 700 word story format, not so much for the content, but as a writing exercise. You have to look at every single word and make a decision whether it lives or dies. Why use two verbs when you can use a contraction? Do you need that adjective? Can you eliminate the subject without confusing the reader?
I’m taking this same surgical technique to edit my first novel which will be independently publish in the beginning of next month. I've pared down the book from 108,000 words to fewer than 100,000 and I still have several chapters that are going under the knife. My later novels are tighter and won't need so much editing.
More on that novel later.
