#self-edit

[susantbraithwaite]

Self-Editing After Burnout

I overcame burnout, faced self-editing difficulties, and adopted Action Steps to improve my novel. Join me on my writer's journey as I turn my disordered novel into a real page-turner. #amediting #amwriting #burnout #self-edit

Getting restarted a year after burning out and a bit of legal/mental health shit isn’t as straightforward as I’d fantasised it would be. I’d anticipated some teething troubles in the shape of trying to force my arse into the chair and staying focused on self-editing. But, I hadn’t seen the real issue that got buried under the burnout. Mistakes Were Made The issue was how I was tackling the…

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[wxr-zxne]

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[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Too Many Words! Self-Editing Tips

How to shorten your story by 25 percent, and why.

A useful article on ways to self-edit a text. Useful for fiction and nonfiction writers alike. 

[sachablack]

004 - How To Self-Edit With Kristina Stanley

004 – How To Self-Edit With Kristina Stanley

Hello and welcome back to episode four of The Rebel Author Podcast. I am so excited for this interview. When I was transcribing the interview, I found myself taking loads of notes. Kristina is an absolute editing whizz and shows you how to self-edit better.

In the intro, I talk about the two blog posts I’ve been pulling together on audio resources. The first one is a huge list of resources I’ve…

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[sachablack]

Learn to Self-Edit With @literaryliving

Learn to Self-Edit With @literaryliving

The self-edit can be daunting. But it doesn’t need to be. Just like drafting, it’s another process, another part of the journey to publication. And one that is vitally important if you want to get the best product you can on the market.

This is a short post, one to recommend my friend the author and writing teacher, Joan Dempsey has launched an online master class on self-editing, which is open…

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[abigayleblood]

7 Steps to Tackle Your Screenplay Rewrite

7 Steps to Tackle Your Screenplay Rewrite #screenplay #writing #writingtips #rewrite #edit #editing

The most important thing I tell any writer who is embarking on writing their screenplay is to just plow through and get that first draft done.  Here’s the rub though.  Finishing that first draft is only the beginning of the journey for you as a writer. If there is one thing I know… it’s that the first draft of your script is ALWAYS going to be terrible. Don’t worry. That’s okay. Quality is never…

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[abigayleblood]

How To Edit Your Own Writing

How To Edit Your Own Writing #selfedit #editing #publishing #selfpub #selfpublishing #selfediting #writingtips #writingadvice

The truth about a first draft is that it doesn’t need to be perfect – it just needs to be written. Even Hemingway claimed that “the first draft of anything is sh*t”. The first draft is where it starts, but even after you place the lid back on your pen, or press print – the process is far from over. The end of writing (and re-writing) marks the beginning of editing your work. Writing and editing…

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[writerbookwyrm-blog]

How to Self-Edit Your Novel

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