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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writing great novels.
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
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42 minutes 36 seconds
2 years ago
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
SW SPECIAL J‘s Beginner‘s Guide (part 9) EDITING ALONE
WATCH ON YOUTUBE (with cool visuals): https://youtu.be/dcrIFhpq6HY
Episode 9 of A BEGINNER'S GUIDE to Writing a Novel teaches you how to be a damn fine editor. We talk about when you should NOT be editing. The different levels of editing are CONTENT, CHAPTER, and COPY editing, and we review examples of each of these. J edited STARCHILD one last time (and added a chapter!) before sending the book to his audiobook narrator. We take a forensic examination of book edits (The DaVinci Code adapted for Young Adults and the Anatomy of Peace 4th edition) to see what the pros change. Editing is a careful balance between being too clear and too obscure—go too far either direction and you’ll lose readers. Finally, you should make your book perfect before sending it for other to see (as we’ll talk about in the next episode).
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Start Writing is a craft-focused podcast dealing with the art of telling stories. We look at the structure of plots, characters, worlds, scenes, word choice, and every other detail that goes into writing great novels.
