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.
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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