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The Truth About Editing
Posted by lupa08 in The Unclassified Section on January 27, 2017
Image: Nic McPhee, Flickr
As I mentioned in Sunday’s WRITING CHRONICLE, I’m taking an online course on writing fiction to learn to compose more structured literature. Last week, we learned about Developing Characters: detailing, often using ordinary words in uncommon ways, to create images and bring characters to life. This week, we learned about Editing: simplifying the details until only relevant materials remain in order to keep readers focused on the character. [Ouch.] Read the rest of this entry »
“Art thou a pen, whose task shall be To drown in ink What writers think? Oh, wisely write, That pages white Be not the worse for ink and thee.” - Ethel Lynn Beers (Ethelinda Eliot)
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