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In reply to the discussion: Working the Novel...Working it. [View all]

onlyadream

(2,230 posts)
1. Hey there!
Sun Dec 11, 2011, 09:26 PM
Dec 2011

What do you plan on doing with your work?

My writing advice is as follows:
Have someone else read it
When you read it to yourself, read out loud
Always keep moving the plot forward. Take out everything else.
And, above all else, every reader wants to be moved. It's your job to give them a powerful, emotional experience.

Hope that helps!

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Working the Novel...Working it. [View all] Ozymanithrax May 2011 OP
Hey there! onlyadream Dec 2011 #1
Editing is always a slog for me sybylla Dec 2011 #2
I love editing. When I change something awkward to something McCamy Taylor Feb 2012 #3
I think I've hit that next level of editing. Keystone Writer Feb 2012 #5
Standard rule: Edit by subtraction. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #4
Just a quick note... Fearless Apr 2012 #6
Maybe you need to step away from it for a bit. SheilaT Jun 2012 #7
Have you tried the outline/proposal? Baitball Blogger Jul 2012 #8
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