Sculpting a story

I love editing.

Don’t get me wrong – I love writing first drafts as well. They’re fun in an entirely different way. But editing – at least editing my own work – allows me to make changes that can turn a good story into (hopefully!) a great story.

These can be tiny, subtle changes, like adding in sensory details or description, or explaining the physical sensations a character feels in a particular sensation. Or they can be hefty changes, like adding a new scene, or taking a three-page secti...