9/12/2015
I’m a writer based in South Wales, with an unhealthy obsession with stationery and baking. I mainly blog for my own sanity, but I’m also working on a novel. Still.
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- If it’s fiction, are the characters plausible? Do they sound real?
- Are the themes working? What is the one big message of your book? How do the sub-themes relate to it?
- Is it tightly written, where every word carries meaning and builds the picture? Or is it full of waffle that needs to be pared down? Make every word count.
- Double check your spelling. ‘Form’ and ‘From’ are both words spellcheck will recognise but they might be incorrect in that sentence.
- Are there any excessively long sentences you can cut in two?
- If it’s how-to, are the instructions clear for the level of skill you’re writing for? i.e. for beginners, intermediate… Do the steps come in the right order? Do you have a contents page? Does the manual have illustrations or photos? Is it inspiring and encouraging as well as informative?
- Is there enough description to create vivid images in a reader’s mind? Is it groaning under the weight of too much description? Show, don’t tell, but make sure it’s balanced – like Barbara Kingsolver.
- Is your formatting standard all the way through? If not, make sure there’s a reason for this which enhances the readers’ experience.
- Cut ‘in order to’. You never need it. If you’re going to the kitchen in order to make a sandwich… Your sentence could be tighter. Because you’re really going to the kitchen to make a sandwich.
- Same goes for the word ‘currently’. Cut it. If someone is working as a sous-chef, they are there currently and it doesn’t need to be highlighted twice.
- Are there holes in the plot, or anything you’ve hinted at early and then forgotten to tie up?
- If it’s memoir, is it engaging? Will anyone care what you did, and why? Check out this great blog on writing a memoir people actually want to read from Stand Out Books.
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I’m looking forward to the editing phase of my novel. I’m still only 40,000 words in, so it’s a way off yet, but it doesn’t stop me procrastinating and planning how I’ll edit!
Here are my top 12 tips for when you reach the editing stage. ————– Thanks for reading, Lou x Find me on Facebook Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
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