Worth the Climb: Self-Editing Secrets That Actually Work
Editing is easier when you know the patterns_
When it comes to essay writing, the idea of “patterns over process,” is just as relevant.
Tootzi instilled a philosophy of “all that exists is the artifact that’s on the table.” It doesn’t matter if your ideas come from your mind, your heart, your soul, your belly button, the tops of mountains, a bottle ... See more
When it comes to essay writing, the idea of “patterns over process,” is just as relevant.
Tootzi instilled a philosophy of “all that exists is the artifact that’s on the table.” It doesn’t matter if your ideas come from your mind, your heart, your soul, your belly button, the tops of mountains, a bottle ... See more
Michael Dean • The Secret Architecture of Great Essays
There are a TON of skills you need to get better at to write a good book.
Structure, story-telling, dialogue, description, scene, suspense, explanation, character-building, word choice, energy flow.
If you try to get better at everything at once, you’ll get overwhelmed and not make much progress.
Instead, pick one or two things and focus all of you... See more
Structure, story-telling, dialogue, description, scene, suspense, explanation, character-building, word choice, energy flow.
If you try to get better at everything at once, you’ll get overwhelmed and not make much progress.
Instead, pick one or two things and focus all of you... See more
On Writing Better: 43 Things I Learned from My Insane 2 Years of Study
If we’re intuitive, or if we’re abstract, or if we’re big-picture, we want to edit for intuitive concepts, abstract concepts, or big-picture concepts. We want to edit for coordinates. Are my characters making compelling choices that create conflict (internal or external)? Are the stakes high enough? Do they have enough to lose (internally or extern
... See moreBecca Syme • Dear Writer, Are You Intuitive?
Big-Picture Editing: These edits will focus on the building blocks of your novel—your plot, story structure, characters, and conflict. This is when you’ll look at whether your story is delivering on its promises and working as a whole, along with making sure there aren’t any gaping holes or story-breaking problems to address. You’ll want to get the
... See moreLewis Jorstad • The Ten Day Edit: A Writer's Guide to Editing a Novel in Ten Days (The Ten Day Novelist Book 3)
A good short story is, among other things, a highly organised system. Its parts feel in connection with one another. There’s very little waste or randomness. Many decisions have been made along the way, by different means, some conscious, some not. It feels fraught with intention, full of direction. It doesn’t necessarily know what it is, but it w... See more