25 Steps to Edit the Unmerciful Suck Out of Your Story

ARTICLE BY CHUCK WENDIG VIA TERRIBLEMINDS.COM

I’m editing a book right now. It is its own happy brand of hell — but, for all its hellishness, it’s also a process I dearlylovebecause it’s like purification through flames. It’s a powerful step in storytelling — often, I find that editing is the part where the story is truly constructed.

So, here you go: steps I sometimes go through to get the job done. Other times: I go through an entirely different process. These are not set in stone or meant to...