Unlock the Secret Editing Tricks That Can Transform Your Short Story Overnight

Unlock the Secret Editing Tricks That Can Transform Your Short Story Overnight

Don’t look at it. Don’t edit it. Don’t even think about it.

Read a book, get some sleep, or work on another story. Fight the urge to edit right away!

The goal here is to come back to the story not caring (as much) about your characters or that pretty line of description you wrote. You’re coming back with a hacksaw, ready to do some damage. Hearts need not attend.

Want to learn how to edit a short story? Pick up your editing hacksaw and read this article. Complete with a step-by-step editing process for short stories.Share on X

Tackle the Big Picture

You’ve had a break, and hopefully you’ve forgotten why you loved this specific turn of phrase or that overlong description. Now you’re going to get brutal. You’re going to cut, add, and rearrange with all the mercy of a general on a battlefield.

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