Getting it right

by Dietrich Kalteis
"Do you ever find yourself over-using certain words in a first draft? What do you do to avoid or correct that?”
Initially I just want to get the idea of the story down. Characters are developing and ideas are taking shape. Early on I’m more concerned with the broader strokes, like the flow of the overall story than I am with over-using certain words.
Having said that, I try to avoid unnecessary description, adjectives, adverbs, run-ons, overused prepositions, and anything tha...