it is honestly amazing how much of writing and editing is just. logistics. like… do i use a name…

angelumcaedis:

dalniente:

it is honestly amazing how much of writing and editing is just. logistics. like… do i use a name here or a pronoun? if i move this dialogue tag to the middle of this line and break it in half, does the end of the line hit harder that way? what if i move the tag to the front? what if i remove it entirely? …wait, whose point of view am i in; can i reasonably say this character is appalled, or must i say they look or seem or sound appalled? is this a deliberate action or a s...