Tag Archives: editing

Micro-Editing, or Why Editing on a Computer is Easier

Posted on November 10, 2014 by J. Sevick

There comes a point, when you’ve read your work several times, and each sentence seems to work—that you feel like you’re done. And maybe you are. But there’s one other stage of editing that can really only be done on … Continue reading →

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The Read-Aloud

Posted on November 7, 2014 by J. Sevick

It’s a bit of common writing advice to read your work aloud as a part of the editing process. Sounds reasonable enough—it lets you hear your dialogue and whether or not it sounds natural; gives you a sense of clumsy … Continue reading →

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Tiny, Deliberate Mistakes

Posted on July 3, 2014 by J. Sevick

No matter how many times you hear it, it’s still tricky to get the whole “crappy first draft” thing through your head. I mean, deep into that space where the writing happens… For some reason, even knowing that you just … Continue reading →

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Another Key to Drafting: Keep Moving Forward

Posted on June 28, 2014 by J. Sevick

For me at least, the middle of the draft is a whirlwind of emotion. On the one hand, I’m actually writing. Not thinking about writing, not talking about writing, not writing about writing—WRITING. And that’s huge, and awesome, particularly for … Continue reading →

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