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You Don’t Need More Description. You Need Better Description.

Three paragraphs describing a room doesn’t make it immersive.

One sharp, specific detail often does.

What does the room feel like? What detail reveals something about the character?

Cut what’s generic. Keep what’s meaningful.

Your Prologue Might Be The Problem

Be honest.

Is your prologue essential…

Or is it backstory you didn’t want to cut?

If the story truly starts in chapter one, consider letting it start there.

If someone skipped your prologue, would they still understand the story?

Repetition Isn’t Emphasis

If your character reminds us five times that they’re broken it doesn’t deepen the emotion.

It flattens it.

Trust the scene. Trust subtext. Let actions carry the weight.

Ask yourself:

Did I show this once in a powerful way or did I keep saying it just to make sure?

Loving a Scene That Doesn't Belong

Be honest.

Have you ever kept a scene just because you liked it… even though it slowed the story down?

It’s hard to let go of lines or moments we’re proud of.

Writers, what’s the hardest thing for you to cut?

Are Your Characters Feeling Enough?

Big things are happening. But are your characters reacting in a real way? Shock. Anger. Fear. Grief. Confusion.

Sometimes we move the plot forward and forget the emotional weight. Writers, do you struggle more with plot movement or emotional depth?

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