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How to axe good writing in edits?
Hey all! I'm about 2/3 of the way through the story-level edit of my manuscript ... and I'm going WAY too slowly and still not making very many meaningful changes. Every time I sit down to write with an objective for that scene, I get caught up in the words that are already there, and before you know it, an hour has gone by and I haven't axed a thing. I know I'm getting too attached to the existing prose, and I keep trying to fit big plot changes into writing that's already there ... which (shocker) isn't working. Any advice on how to approach this phase of editing, and how to avoid getting too married to your existing draft?
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Usually when I hit this stage where I'm feeling like I can't see how I can change things or I'm "blind" to the story, I ask someone else to read it. 🤣 Having another set of trustworthy eyes on it to tell you where you could ax things and where stuff is really working can really help. It always helps me to get a bit more of a roadmap for my edits. Let someone else do the "ax murdering". 😉
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Allison Anderson
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Allison Anderson lives her best life as a wife, a mom, a dedicated member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and fantasy author.

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